7
frenzied(adjective, violent, violence, mad, vicious)
7
heroic(adjective, extreme)
7
vehement(adjective, strong, intense, big, passionate)
7
woeful(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
6
bleak(adjective, hopeless, unpromising, impossible)
6
dreadful(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
6
flagrant(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
6
hazardous(adjective, reckless, outrageous)
6
horrendous(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
6
impetuous(adjective, intense, passionate, violent, cruel)
6
mad(adjective, wild, cruel, vicious, agitated)
6
pressing
5
bold(adjective, extreme, reckless, outrageous)
5
climacteric(adjective, intense, extreme, safety)
5
cruel(adjective, hard, evil, rough, harsh)
5
deadly(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
5
dejected(adjective, upset, sad, melancholy, miserable)
5
devil-may-care(adjective, wild, anxious, worried, thoughtless)
5
dismal(adjective, hopeless)
5
downcast(adjective, hopeless)
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