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- Thesaurus|1.4k
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31 entries under painful topic. ×
| distressing(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low) | |
| grievous(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad) | |
| dire(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, miserable) | |
| woeful(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low) | |
| calamitous(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, awful) | |
| afflictive(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, miserable) | |
| bitter(adjective, moving, unpleasant, vicious, emotional) | |
| poignant(adjective, moving, sad, tender, unpleasant) | |
| provoking(adjective, moving, unpleasant, vicious) | |
| bad(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, terrible) | |
| annoying(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, distressing) | |
| brutal(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, distressing) | |
| disagreeable(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, distressing) | |
| displeasing(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, distressing) | |
| distasteful(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, distressing) | |
| disturbing(adjective, moving, unpleasant, vicious, emotional) | |
| galling(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, distressing) | |
| hard(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, distressing) | |
| hurtful(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, distressing) | |
| inclement(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, distressing) |
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