123 entries under painful topic. ×

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agonizing(adjective, severe, sharp, rough, tender)
35
painful(adjective, hard, severe, evil, sharp)
23
tormenting(verb, adjective, pain, sickness)
21
piercing(adjective, sickness, ache, endured)
21
cruel(adjective, nasty, pain, unkind)
20
harrowing(adjective, severe, tender, pain, raw)
20
distressing(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
18
severe(adjective, sharp, tender, pain, intense)
17
acute(adjective, strong, severe, sharp, pain)
16
sharp(adjective, severe, tender, pain, intense)
15
torturing(verb, adjective, severe, shocking)
15
biting(adjective, severe, sharp, tender, pain)
15
unbearable(adjective, severe, extreme, endured)
14
extreme(adjective, severe, tender, intense, raw)
12
aching(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
12
dreadful(adjective, sickness, ache, endured)
12
hurtful(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
12
sore(adjective, pain, sickness, ache)
11
insufferable(adjective, severe, extreme, endured)
11
awful(adjective, sickness, ache, endured)
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