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- Thesaurus|2.7k
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69 entries under harsh topic. ×
| rigorous(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough) | |
| depressing(adjective, dull, obscure, sad) | |
| rigid(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough) | |
| stern(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough) | |
| strenuous(adjective, dull, difficult, cruel) | |
| austere(adjective, dull, hard, tough, severe) | |
| draconian(adjective, tough, severe, firm) | |
| dreary(adjective, dull, obscure, warm, sad) | |
| somber(adjective, dull, severe, obscure) | |
| stringent(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough) | |
| crushing(adjective, severe, difficult, heavy) | |
| dour(adjective, tough, severe, firm) | |
| funereal(adjective, dull, obscure, unhappy) | |
| grim(adjective, dull, tough, severe, firm) | |
| stiff(adjective, hard, severe, rough, difficult) | |
| unsparing(adjective, tough, severe, firm) | |
| cheerless(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy) | |
| pitiless(adjective, severe, cruel, serious) | |
| sharp(adjective, severe, awful, terrible) | |
| strait-laced(adjective, tough, severe, firm) |
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