39
agonizing(adjective, severe, sharp, rough, tender)
35
painful(adjective, hard, severe, evil, sharp)
23
tormenting(verb, adjective, pain, painful, sickness)
21
piercing(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, endured)
21
cruel(adjective, nasty, pain, painful, unkind)
20
harrowing(adjective, severe, tender, pain, raw)
20
distressing(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
18
severe(adjective, sharp, tender, pain, intense)
18
torturous(adjective, severe, pain, shocking, disturbing)
17
acute(adjective, strong, severe, sharp, pain)
17
intense(adjective, severe, sharp, harsh, terrible)
16
sharp(adjective, severe, tender, pain, intense)
15
torturing(verb, adjective, severe, painful, shocking)
15
biting(adjective, severe, sharp, tender, pain)
15
unbearable(adjective, severe, extreme, painful, endured)
14
extreme(adjective, severe, tender, intense, raw)
12
aching(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
12
dreadful(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, endured)
12
hurtful(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
12
racking(verb, adjective, strong, severe, sharp)
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