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- Thesaurus|2.6k
- Abbreviations|0
168 entries under hard topic. ×
| tough(adjective, mean, strong, cool) | |
| fierce(adjective, characteristic, help, mean) | |
| cold(adjective, person, mean, cool) | |
| brutish(adjective, adverb, characteristic, strong) | |
| grievous(adjective, difficult, sad, unhappy) | |
| inhumane(adjective, characteristic, person, mean) | |
| unbearable(adjective, difficult, unpleasant, awful) | |
| oppressive(adjective, severe, difficult, harsh) | |
| punishing(adjective, characteristic, difficult, harsh) | |
| unsympathetic(adjective, person, mean, cool) | |
| hard-hearted(adjective, characteristic, person, mean) | |
| grim(adjective, person, appearance, mean, strong) | |
| sad(adjective, difficult, awful, terrible) | |
| sore(adjective, difficult, pain, complex) | |
| grave(adjective, difficult, pain, complex) | |
| grinding(adjective, difficult, pain, complex) | |
| heartrending(adjective, difficult, complex) | |
| inexorable(adjective, characteristic, appearance, mean, strong) | |
| rugged(adjective, strong, tough, severe) | |
| stubborn(adjective, appearance, strong, tough) |
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