35
excruciating(adjective, severe, sharp, rough, tender)
32
distressing(verb, adjective, severe, awful, terrible)
29
painful(adjective, hard, moving, severe, sharp)
26
tormenting(verb, adjective, tender, pain, sick)
24
harrowing(adjective, severe, tender, pain, raw)
21
piercing(adjective, intense, painful, sickness, ache)
21
torturing(verb, adjective, severe, painful, shocking)
17
severe(adjective, strong, sharp, tender, pain)
17
torturous(adjective, severe, pain, shocking, disturbing)
16
aching(verb, adjective, painful, sickness, ache)
15
acute(adjective, strong, great, severe, sharp)
15
grievous(adjective, severe, painful, sickness, ache)
15
racking(verb, adjective, severe, sharp, pain)
15
sore(adjective, pain, painful, sickness, ache)
14
anguishing(verb, adjective, pain, sick, painful)
14
throbbing(verb, adjective, painful, sickness, ache)
13
hurting(verb, adjective, painful, sickness, ache)
12
intense(adjective, strong, moving, severe, sharp)
12
biting(adjective, strong, severe, sharp, tender)
12
hurtful(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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