80 entries under painful topic. ×
| dreadful(adjective, pain, awful, terrible, fear) | |
| grievous(adjective, hard, severe, difficult, tender) | |
| awful(adjective, bad, awful, terrible, fear) | |
| cruel(adjective, hard, difficult, unpleasant, awful) | |
| severe(adjective, hard, difficult, complex) | |
| terrible(adjective, bad, awful, fear, horrible) | |
| sore(adjective, hard, difficult, complex) | |
| unbearable(adjective, hard, difficult, complex) | |
| arduous(adjective, hard, difficult, complex) | |
| hard(adjective, difficult, tender, unpleasant, complex) | |
| disturbing(adjective, hard, severe, difficult, unpleasant) | |
| extreme(adjective, sickness, ache, convention) | |
| sensitive(adjective, hard, difficult, complex) | |
| rugged(adjective, hard, difficult, unpleasant, complex) | |
| disastrous(adjective, awful, terrible, miserable) | |
| bad(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, vicious) | |
| distressing(adjective, severe, tender, unpleasant, awful) | |
| calamitous(adjective, severe, unpleasant, awful, terrible) | |
| catastrophic(adjective, awful, terrible, miserable) | |
| woeful(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, miserable) |
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