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- Thesaurus|2.4k
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| rough(adjective, hard, tough, difficult, heavy) | |
| shameful(adjective, bad, wicked, wretched) | |
| demanding(adjective, tough, severe, rough, difficult) | |
| exhausting(adjective, tough, severe, rough, difficult) | |
| formidable(adjective, bad, tough, severe, rough) | |
| humiliating(adjective, uneasy, uncomfortable) | |
| mean(adjective, bad, rough, poor, low) | |
| merciless(adjective, tough, severe, rough, difficult) | |
| shaming(adjective, uneasy, uncomfortable) | |
| tiring(adjective, tough, severe, rough, difficult) | |
| toilsome(adjective, hard, severe, rough, difficult) | |
| touchy(adjective, uneasy, uncomfortable) | |
| wearisome(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough) | |
| backbreaking(adjective, tough, severe, rough, difficult) | |
| challenging(adjective, difficult, demanding, grueling) | |
| complicated(adjective, tough, rough, difficult, unpleasant) | |
| difficile(adjective, tough, rough, difficult, heavy) | |
| discomfiting(adjective, uneasy, uncomfortable) | |
| discommoding(hard, severe, offensive, uneasy) | |
| effortful(adjective, tough, rough, difficult, harsh) |
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