23 entries under adverse topic. ×

13
grievous(adjective, painful)
10
troublesome(adjective, happy, pain, painful)
7
woeful(adjective, painful)
5
burdensome(adjective, painful)
5
calamitous
5
miserable(adjective, painful)
4
difficult
3
disastrous
3
unfortunate
2
catastrophic
2
hard
2
tragic
2
unlucky
1
adverse
1
antipathetic
1
detrimental
1
inauspicious
1
opposing
1
perilous
1
unfavorable
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APASmart Define. (2015). distressful thesaurus. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/distressful/thesaurus/synonyms
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