12
sore(adjective, pain, painful, sickness, ache)
11
insufferable(adjective, severe, extreme, painful, endured)
11
awful(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, endured)
11
dire(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, endured)
11
exquisite(adjective, strong, severe, sharp, harsh)
11
grievous(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
11
harsh(adjective, hard, severe, evil, rough)
11
terrible(adjective, severe, tender, intense, raw)
10
arduous(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
10
stabbing(adjective, strong, severe, sharp, intense)
10
throbbing(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
10
violent(adjective, strong, severe, intense, terrible)
9
hard(adjective, evil, rough, nasty, harsh)
9
uncomfortable(adjective, rough, painful, sickness, ache)
9
unendurable(adjective, severe, extreme, painful, endured)
8
agonising
8
bitter(adjective, hard, evil, sharp, rough)
8
burning(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
8
hurting(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
8
intolerable(adjective, unacceptable, endured, insufferable, unbearable)
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