196 entries under tough topic. ×
| intolerant(adjective, hard, severe, harsh) | |
| mulish(adjective, strong, hard, firm) | |
| sanguinary(adjective, hard, harsh, violent) | |
| unsparing(adjective, mean, strong, hard) | |
| abhorrent(adjective, mean, nasty, offensive) | |
| burdensome(problematic, trying) | |
| distressing(adjective, bad, severe, sad) | |
| grievous(adjective, severe, sad, harsh) | |
| hard-core(adjective, strong, hard, severe) | |
| hardened(adjective, hard, harsh, cruel) | |
| onerous(problematic, trying) | |
| painful(adjective, sad, harsh, awful) | |
| trying(problematic, troublesome) | |
| tyrannical(adjective, hard, harsh, cruel) | |
| uncompassionate(adjective, animal, mean, hard) | |
| unfeeling(adjective, animal, mean, severe) | |
| wearisome(problematic, trying) | |
| arduous(severe, problematic, weighty, trying) | |
| avaricious(adjective, hard, harsh, cruel) | |
| by the book(expression, adjective, idiom, strong, hard) |
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