135 entries under bleak topic. ×

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intemperate(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
4
raw(adjective, hard, simple, severe, cold)
3
bare(adjective, thin, miserable, grim, lean)
3
barren(adjective, miserable, bare, remote)
3
desolate(thin, cold, miserable, grim, lean)
3
grievous(adjective, hard, tough, rough, difficult)
3
rancorous(adjective, mean, tough, evil, nasty)
3
scraggy(adjective, rough, thin, coarse, irregular)
3
spare(adjective, severe, thin, grim, lean)
3
stubborn(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
3
unjust(adjective, hard, tough, cruel, coarse)
2
forlorn(thin, grim, lean, skinny)
2
lean(adjective, severe, thin, grim)
2
not smooth(expression, adjective, idiom, severe, rough)
2
perverse(adjective, mean, hard, tough, low)
2
plain(adjective, bare, desolate, barren)
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cold fish(expression, adjective, mean, hard, tough)
1
thick-skinned(adjective, mean, hard, tough, cruel)
1
vengeful(adjective, tough, severe, evil, nasty)
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angular(thin, grim, lean, forlorn)
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