35 entries under cruel topic. ×

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onerous(adjective, great, tough, difficult)
6
weighty(adjective, domineering, tyrannical, devastating)
5
burdensome(adjective, domineering, tyrannical)
3
harsh(adjective, domineering, tyrannical)
3
overbearing(adjective, domineering, tyrannical)
3
severe(adjective, domineering, tyrannical)
3
taxing(adjective, domineering, tyrannical, devastating)
2
brutal(adjective, domineering, tyrannical)
2
tyrannical(adjective, domineering)
1
discouraging(adjective, domineering, tyrannical)
1
disheartening(adjective, domineering, tyrannical)
1
grievous(adjective, awful, terrible, wretched)
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heavy(adjective, domineering, tyrannical)
1
inhuman(adjective, awful, foul, disgusting)
1
mean(adjective, awful, wonderful, amazing)
1
repressive(adjective, domineering, tyrannical)
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tough(adjective, great, difficult, domineering)
0
backbreaking(adjective, domineering, tyrannical)
0
bleak(adjective, domineering, tyrannical)
0
confining(adjective, domineering, tyrannical)
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