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| dark(dull, gloomy, bleak, black) | |
| dreaded(awful, terrible, horrible, afraid) | |
| harrowing(pain, awful, terrible, horrible) | |
| horrifying(severe, awful, terrible, foul) | |
| macabre(awful, terrible, shocking, black) | |
| sinister(evil, nasty, awful, black) | |
| alarming(awful, terrible, fear, shocking) | |
| deplorable(terrible, miserable, wretched, shameful) | |
| tremendous(pain, awful, terrible, fear) | |
| woeful(unpleasant, awful, terrible, miserable) | |
| baleful(dark, awful, terrible, gloomy) | |
| burning(firm, tender, prompt, big) | |
| excruciating(painful, sickness, ache, endured) | |
| fearsome(fear, black, baleful, bodeful) | |
| formidable(tough, awful, fear, horrible) | |
| horrific(tough, difficult, unpleasant, awful) | |
| lurid(awful, terrible, shocking, black) | |
| menacing(tough, difficult, shocking, black) | |
| redoubtable(tough, difficult, awful, terrible) | |
| terrific(pain, terrible, fear, ominous) |
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