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81 entries under awful topic. ×
| shocking(adjective, bad, offensive, rotten) | |
| unpleasant(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, tender) | |
| creepy(adjective, hard, severe, offensive) | |
| cruel(adjective, sad, harsh, unhappy, unpleasant) | |
| disastrous(adjective, sad, unhappy, terrible) | |
| fierce(adjective, strong, violent, terrible) | |
| heartbreaking(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low) | |
| damaging(adjective, terrible, cruel, unkind) | |
| harmful(adjective, terrible, cruel, unkind) | |
| unbearable(adjective, terrible, painful, wretched) | |
| vexatious(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough) | |
| gloomy(adjective, hard, severe, offensive) | |
| heart-rending(adjective, terrible, miserable, shocking) | |
| onerous(adjective, hard, severe, rough, difficult) | |
| appalling(adjective, bad, terrible, shocking) | |
| catastrophic(adjective, sad, unhappy, terrible) | |
| hideous(adjective, bad, unpleasant, terrible) | |
| horrible(adjective, obscure, offensive, dark) | |
| injurious(adjective, terrible, cruel, unkind) | |
| intolerable(adjective, tough, severe, harsh) |
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