- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|817
- Abbreviations|0
41 entries under painful topic. ×
| formidable(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, awkward) | |
| severe(adjective, hard, tough, difficult, awkward) | |
| demanding(adjective, hard, tough, severe, difficult) | |
| arduous(adjective, hard, great, tough, severe) | |
| laborious(adjective, great, tough, severe, difficult) | |
| stiff(tough, severe, demanding, problematic) | |
| trying(adjective, hard, tough, severe, difficult) | |
| burdensome(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, awkward) | |
| effortful(adjective, great, tough, severe, difficult) | |
| exacting(adjective, hard, tough, severe, difficult) | |
| onerous(adjective, hard, great, tough, severe) | |
| strenuous(adjective, great, tough, severe, difficult) | |
| titanic(tough, severe, problematic, trying) | |
| toilsome(adjective, great, tough, severe, difficult) | |
| tough(adjective, great, severe, difficult) | |
| unyielding(adjective, tough, severe, problematic) | |
| backbreaker(hard, tough, severe, difficult) | |
| bothersome(adjective, hard, tough, severe, difficult) | |
| crucial(tough, severe, problematic, trying) | |
| difficile(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, awkward) |
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