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103 entries under tough topic. ×

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exacting(adjective, severe, harsh, heavy)
4
stiff(adjective, severe, rough, difficult)
4
strenuous(adjective, hard, severe, difficult)
4
wearisome(adjective, hard, severe, difficult)
3
damaging(adjective, bad, severe, offensive)
3
mean(adjective, nasty, unkind, ugly)
3
rigorous(adjective, hard, severe, difficult)
3
ugly(adjective, bad, severe, offensive)
3
wicked(adjective, severe, evil, nasty)
2
bleak(adjective, harsh, cruel, grim)
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formidable(adjective, hard, severe, difficult)
2
grim(adjective, sad, harsh, awful)
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irritable(problematic, trying)
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labored(adjective, hard, severe, difficult)
2
stern(adjective, harsh, cruel, grim)
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stringent(adjective, harsh, cruel, grim)
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tiring(adjective, hard, severe, difficult)
2
titanic(severe, problematic, trying)
2
uphill(hard, severe, difficult, problematic)
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acrimonious(adjective, hard, sharp, harsh)
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