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- Thesaurus|2.4k
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86 entries under awkward topic. ×
| upsetting(adjective, hard, moving, severe, happy) | |
| severe(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, tender) | |
| disturbing(adjective, hard, moving, severe, happy) | |
| terrible(adjective, severe, difficult, sad, tender) | |
| troublesome(adjective, severe, rough, happy, difficult) | |
| difficult(adjective, severe, rough, harsh, tender) | |
| troubling(verb, adjective, hard, severe, offensive) | |
| burdensome(adjective, difficult, offensive, shocking) | |
| hard(adjective, rough, difficult, harsh, tender) | |
| bothersome(adjective, severe, difficult, offensive, unpleasant) | |
| heavy(adjective, tough, severe, rough, difficult) | |
| irksome(adjective, difficult, offensive, shocking) | |
| arduous(adjective, difficult, harsh, tender, cruel) | |
| embarrassing(adjective, hard, severe, offensive) | |
| disconcerting(adjective, hard, severe, offensive) | |
| onerous(adjective, hard, severe, rough, difficult) | |
| serious(adjective, tough, severe, rough, difficult) | |
| disagreeable(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough) | |
| exasperating(adjective, uneasy, upsetting, uncomfortable) | |
| mortifying(adjective, uneasy, uncomfortable) |
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