82 entries under stark topic. ×

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severe(adjective, hard, difficult, awful, terrible)
20
hard(adjective, mean, severe, difficult, harsh)
19
hard-nosed(adjective, hard, severe, difficult, complex)
19
nasty(adjective, hard, severe, difficult, complex)
19
rough(adjective, hard, severe, difficult, complex)
19
rugged(adjective, hard, severe, difficult, unpleasant)
19
tough(adjective, hard, severe, difficult, awful)
18
cruel(adjective, mean, hard, severe, difficult)
8
harsh(adjective, mean, hard, severe, sharp)
6
grating(verb, adjective, hard, severe, sharp)
6
jarring(verb, adjective, hard, severe, sharp)
4
bitter(adjective, hard, moving, severe, sharp)
4
grim(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, flat)
2
bleak(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, flat)
2
brutal(adjective, severe, unpleasant, vicious, painful)
2
discordant(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, flat)
2
dour(adjective, severe, bleak, austere)
2
inhospitable(adjective, severe, bleak, austere)
2
rasping(verb, adjective, hard, severe, sharp)
2
sour(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, flat)
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