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101 entries under painful topic. ×
| difficult(adjective, dull, hard, great, tough) | |
| hard(adjective, dull, great, tough, easy) | |
| laborious(adjective, dull, hard, great, tough) | |
| burdensome(adjective, dull, hard, tough, severe) | |
| severe(adjective, hard, tough, rough, difficult) | |
| painful(adjective, hard, difficult, complex) | |
| trying(adjective, dull, hard, tough, severe) | |
| grievous(adjective, hard, difficult, complex) | |
| oppressive(adjective, dull, hard, tough, severe) | |
| sore(adjective, hard, difficult, complex) | |
| dire(adjective, hard, difficult, complex) | |
| unbearable(adjective, hard, difficult, complex) | |
| cruel(adjective, hard, difficult, complex) | |
| sensitive(adjective, hard, difficult, complex) | |
| grueling(adjective, hard, tough, severe, difficult) | |
| troublesome(adjective, hard, tough, difficulty, difficult) | |
| agonizing(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes) | |
| aching(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes) | |
| excruciating(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes) | |
| piercing(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes) |
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