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Keep "afterpain" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
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Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "afterpain" intact in the sentence you are editing.
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Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
After choosing a replacement for "afterpain", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "afterpain" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
5 total sentences available.
[Causes of] afterpain are rapid injection of the solution or using it too hot, and where the solution is taken from a stock bottle and not boiled; afterpain may also result from sepsis. The enigma of afterpain will undoubedly always by with us[…]
Source: wiktionary
In spite of all our precautions to avoid afterpain, in spite of the fact that our instruments are properly sterilized and our technique is perfect in every way, nevertheless, pain often follows ex-tractions.
Source: wiktionary
[…] he vomited a great deal of red material. […] The sharp pain had not been continuous, but a dull afterpain persisted from one attack of sharp pain to the next attack of sharp pain.
Source: wiktionary
After dental treatment, afterpain may occur. This is not caused by the administration of local anaesthesia but by tissue damage during dental treatment. Depending on the dental treatment, the expected afterpain may be severe[…]
Source: wiktionary
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Closest matches include aftereffect, afterglow, afterimage, aftermath, aftertaste.
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