Prick
Prick noun - A sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body.
Usage example: she felt a sharp prick when the nurse gave her the shot
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Synonyms for Prick
Smart is a synonym for prick in sting topic. In some cases you can use "Smart" instead the word "Prick" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like feeling, tingle, stab, tingling.
Smart
Smart noun - A sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body.
Usage example: the toddler was whining over the smart from the cut
Prick is a synonym for smart in feeling topic. You can use "Prick" instead the word "Smart" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as tingle, tingling, hurt, pain.
Common collocations
| comeuppance | prick comeuppance | smart comeuppance |
Both words in one sentence
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Mostly because, even as a face, he's kind of a prick—but a smart, (YMMV) funny prick.
Source: Wild Card - Landingham, his father is described as "a prick who could never get over the fact that he wasn't as smart as his brothers".
Source: Abusive Parents / Live-Action TV
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Smart and Prick. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/prick/smart
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Smart or Prick. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/prick/smart.
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