196 entries under tough topic. ×
| callous(adjective, mean, hard, severe) | |
| cussed(adjective, hard, severe, sharp) | |
| disagreeable(adjective, dull, mean, severe) | |
| disciplinary(adjective, strong, hard, severe) | |
| dyed-in-the-wool(adjective, strong, hard, severe) | |
| hang-tough(adjective, strong, hard, harsh) | |
| hard-boiled(adjective, strong, hard, severe) | |
| hard-hearted(adjective, mean, hard, harsh) | |
| hard-line(adjective, strong, hard, severe) | |
| hard-shell(adjective, strong, hard, severe) | |
| heavy(adjective, dull, quiet, strong, hard) | |
| impenitent(adjective, hard, harsh, cruel) | |
| insensitive(adjective, hard, harsh, cruel) | |
| intemperate(adjective, severe, harsh, cruel) | |
| intolerable(adjective, severe, harsh, awful) | |
| iron-fisted(adjective, mean, severe, firm) | |
| laborious(severe, problematic, weighty, trying) | |
| mortified(adjective, strong, hard, severe) | |
| no-nonsense(dull, quiet, severe, harsh) | |
| operose(severe, problematic, weighty, trying) |
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