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410 entries under adjective topic. ×
| arduous(hard, difficult, complex, painful) | |
| burdensome(hard, difficult, complex, painful) | |
| excruciating(characteristic, nasty, pain, painful) | |
| hard-nosed(strong, hard, tough, severe) | |
| hardhearted(characteristic, person, mean, hard) | |
| heavy-handed(hard, difficult, complex) | |
| relentless(characteristic, appearance, mean, strong) | |
| serious(strong, hard, tough, severe) | |
| tight(hard, difficult, complex) | |
| difficult(hard, nasty, harsh, complex) | |
| disturbing(mean, hard, severe, difficult) | |
| fell(verb, strong, kind, severe) | |
| taxing(hard, difficult, complex) | |
| heinous(evil, unpleasant, awful, violent) | |
| sadistic(adverb, characteristic, mean, nasty) | |
| remorseless(mean, severe, harsh, violent) | |
| appalling(sad, unhappy, unpleasant, awful) | |
| bitter(characteristic, mean, strong, hard) | |
| horrible(mean, strong, severe, evil) | |
| inconsiderate(person, mean, hard, tough) |
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