80 entries under afraid topic. ×

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sad(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, awful)
37
dire(adjective, hard, severe, difficult, tender)
28
cruel(adjective, hard, difficult, sad, unhappy)
26
woeful(adjective, mean, poor, low, happy)
24
nasty(adjective, hard, difficult, unpleasant, awful)
22
tragic(adjective, bad, severe, sad, sorrow)
21
awful(adjective, terrible, horrible, painful, sickness)
21
dreadful(adjective, severe, sad, tender, unhappy)
21
miserable(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, awful)
17
wretched(adjective, mean, rough, poor, low)
16
appalling(adjective, severe, awful, terrible, horrible)
16
atrocious(adjective, severe, awful, terrible, horrible)
16
heinous(adjective, severe, awful, terrible, horrible)
16
monstrous(adjective, severe, awful, terrible, horrible)
12
horrible(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, disagreeable)
12
shocking(adjective, severe, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
11
flagitious(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible)
11
flagrant(adjective, severe, awful, terrible, horrible)
10
abominable(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible)
9
bad(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, awful)
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