85 entries under tough topic. ×
| difficult(adjective, rough, harsh, delicate) | |
| sticky(adjective, difficult, delicate, informal) | |
| unpleasant(adjective, difficult, rude, contrary) | |
| ticklish(adjective, difficult, delicate, tricky) | |
| thorny(adjective, difficulty, difficult, delicate) | |
| tricky(adjective, difficult, delicate, unpleasant) | |
| trying(adjective, difficulty, harsh, delicate) | |
| contrary(adjective, difficult, unpleasant, wild) | |
| knotty(adjective, difficulty, difficult, delicate) | |
| perverse(difficulty, difficult, harsh, unpleasant) | |
| problematic(adjective, difficult, delicate, unpleasant) | |
| stubborn(adjective, change, position, attitude, determination) | |
| irksome(adjective, difficult, pain, demanding) | |
| perplexing(adjective, difficult, delicate, complicated) | |
| upsetting(adjective, uneasy, tricky, problematic) | |
| blunt(adjective, harsh, thoughtless, grumpy) | |
| cantankerous(adjective, rough, difficult, rude) | |
| churlish(adjective, rough, harsh, rude) | |
| hard(adjective, rough, difficult, delicate) | |
| harsh(sharp, rough, careless, thoughtless) |
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