335 entries under adjective topic. ×
| oppressive(hard, difficult, complex) | |
| precarious(hard, difficult, complex) | |
| profound(hard, difficult, complex) | |
| rugged(hard, difficult, unpleasant, complex) | |
| taxing(hard, difficult, complex) | |
| tough(hard, difficult, complex) | |
| trying(hard, difficult, complex) | |
| desperate(intense, awful, terrible, horrible) | |
| direful(awful, terrible, fear, horrible) | |
| disastrous(awful, terrible, miserable, painful) | |
| evil(awful, black, atrocious, harmful) | |
| bad(unpleasant, awful, terrible, vicious) | |
| heinous(awful, terrible, horrible, afraid) | |
| abominable(awful, terrible, horrible, afraid) | |
| distressing(severe, tender, unpleasant, awful) | |
| monstrous(awful, terrible, horrible, afraid) | |
| wretched(awful, terrible, horrible, afraid) | |
| acute(severe, important, significant, extreme) | |
| calamitous(severe, unpleasant, awful, terrible) | |
| catastrophic(awful, terrible, miserable, painful) |
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