5
unnerving
4
astonishing(adjective, awful, wonderful, amazing, grand)
4
astounding(adjective, great, awful, terrible, grand)
4
fell(adjective, tough, severe, unpleasant, important)
4
forbidding(adjective, appearance, tough, unpleasant, terrible)
4
hairy(adjective, bad, severe, rough, difficult)
4
horrendous(adjective, bad, awful, terrible, shocking)
4
impregnable(adjective, horrible, dreadful, terrifying)
4
petrifying
4
rude(adjective, hard, rough, nasty, cruel)
4
stable(adjective, strong)
4
steep(adjective, great, big, large, long)
4
sticky(adjective, tough, rough, difficult, heavy)
4
stout(adjective, strong)
4
substantial
4
ugly(adjective, bad, hard, tough, severe)
3
complicated(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
3
dark
3
effective(prevailing, influential, commanding)
3
energetic(adjective, strong, prevailing, influential, commanding)
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