89 entries under unpleasant topic. ×

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atrocious(adjective, characteristic, person, evil, nasty)
47
brutal(adjective, characteristic, person, mean, strong)
41
savage(adjective, help, mean, strong, hard)
40
vicious(adjective, characteristic, help, mean, strong)
38
ruthless(adjective, characteristic, appearance, mean, hard)
37
merciless(adjective, characteristic, appearance, mean, hard)
36
harsh(adjective, characteristic, mean, strong, hard)
36
unkind(adjective, characteristic, person, mean, hard)
35
hard(adjective, characteristic, person, mean, strong)
35
painful(adjective, characteristic, hard, nasty, difficult)
33
nasty(adjective, characteristic, mean, hard, cool)
33
heartless(adjective, characteristic, person, mean, feeling)
32
callous(adjective, characteristic, mean, hard, cool)
31
scary(adjective, awful, terrible, disgusting)
30
unfeeling(adjective, characteristic, person, mean, hard)
29
mean(adjective, characteristic, person, hard, cool)
29
cold-blooded(adjective, characteristic, person, mean, hard)
29
dire(adjective, hard, difficult, awful)
28
tough(adjective, mean, strong, hard, cool)
27
cold(adjective, person, mean, hard, cool)
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