335 entries under adjective topic. ×

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hard(difficult, tender, unpleasant, complex)
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shocking(pain, awful, terrible, fear)
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difficult(hard, complex, sickness, ache)
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disturbing(hard, severe, difficult, unpleasant)
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hideous(awful, terrible, horrible, dreadful)
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gruesome(awful, terrible, horrible, dreadful)
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serious(hard, difficult, complex)
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fearful(pain, awful, terrible, fear)
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atrocious(awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
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extreme(painful, sickness, ache, convention)
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heartrending(hard, difficult, complex)
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sensitive(hard, difficult, complex, painful)
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horrendous(awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
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grim(pain, dark, awful, terrible)
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dread(awful, terrible, fear, horrible)
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weighty(hard, difficult, complex)
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frightening(awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
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laborious(hard, difficult, complex)
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massive(hard, difficult, complex)
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messy(hard, difficult, complex)
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