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95 entries under callous topic. ×
| obdurate(adjective, strong, hard, secure, tough) | |
| hard(adjective, mean, strong, tough, severe) | |
| severe(adjective, clear, strong, hard, tough) | |
| cruel(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe) | |
| difficult(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty) | |
| nasty(adjective, hard, severe, rough, difficult) | |
| rough(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe) | |
| rugged(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe) | |
| unyielding(adjective, mean, clear, strong, hard) | |
| unrelenting(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough) | |
| adamant(adjective, mean, strong, hard, secure) | |
| inexorable(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough) | |
| relentless(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough) | |
| harsh(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough) | |
| stern(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough) | |
| grim(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe) | |
| implacable(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough) | |
| cold(adjective, close, hard, severe, harsh) | |
| unappeasable(adjective, cruel, determined, resolute, brutal) | |
| unfeeling(adjective, close, mean, hard, tough) |
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