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- Thesaurus|2.4k
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77 entries under tough topic. ×
| grievous(adjective, mean, severe, rough) | |
| painful(adjective, moving, severe, rough) | |
| severe(adjective, difficult, harsh, tender) | |
| bitter(adjective, hard, moving, rough) | |
| heavy(adjective, severe, rough, difficult) | |
| unpleasant(adjective, severe, harsh, tender) | |
| harsh(adjective, hard, severe, rough) | |
| bleak(adjective, severe, obscure, harsh) | |
| serious(adjective, severe, rough, difficult) | |
| disagreeable(adjective, hard, severe, rough) | |
| intolerable(adjective, severe, harsh, awful) | |
| nasty(adjective, offensive, unpleasant, terrible) | |
| rough(adjective, hard, difficult, heavy) | |
| demanding(adjective, severe, rough, difficult) | |
| exhausting(adjective, severe, rough, difficult) | |
| formidable(adjective, bad, severe, rough) | |
| grim(adjective, bad, severe, sad) | |
| merciless(adjective, severe, rough, difficult) | |
| perverse(adjective, severe, harsh, wicked) | |
| resentful(adjective, hurt, severe, harsh) |
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