64 entries under grim topic. ×
| unkind(adjective, mean, hard, tough, severe) | |
| antagonistic(adjective, mean, tough, severe, nasty) | |
| bitter(adjective, mean, hard, tough, severe) | |
| brutal(adjective, hard, tough, severe, sharp) | |
| distressing(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, cruel) | |
| grievous(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, unpleasant) | |
| hard-boiled(adjective, hard, tough, severe, sharp) | |
| intemperate(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, cruel) | |
| intolerable(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, cruel) | |
| rancorous(adjective, mean, tough, nasty, harsh) | |
| resentful(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, cross) | |
| unfeeling(adjective, close, hard, tough, severe) | |
| unjust(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, cruel) | |
| unsympathetic(adjective, mean, tough, nasty, harsh) | |
| callous(adjective, tough, harsh, painful) | |
| cold-blooded(adjective, tough, harsh, cruel) | |
| cold fish(expression, adjective, tough, harsh, cruel) | |
| coldblooded(severe, bleak) | |
| hard as nails(expression, adjective, idiom, tough, severe) | |
| hardboiled(harsh, painful, bleak) |
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