53 entries under painful topic. ×

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agonizing(adjective, severe, tender, pain, raw)
23
painful(adjective, severe, miserable, wretched)
22
excruciating(adjective, severe, tender, pain, raw)
18
horrendous(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible)
14
torturing(verb, adjective, severe, shocking)
14
cruel(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible)
14
tormenting(verb, adjective, severe, tender, pain)
12
piercing(adjective, severe, tender, raw)
11
odious(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible)
11
unbearable(adjective, severe, awful, terrible)
10
acute(adjective, endured)
10
grievous(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible)
10
miserable(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible)
9
arduous(adjective, hard, severe, difficult, tender)
9
severe(adjective, tender, offensive, extreme, raw)
9
trying(adjective, tender, offensive, raw)
8
grueling(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible)
8
insufferable(adjective, endured)
8
woeful(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible)
7
offensive(adjective, endured)
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