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- Thesaurus|279
- Abbreviations|0
| overwhelming | |
| painstaking | |
| problematic | |
| rasping(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| raucous(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| reactive(adjective, reciprocal, tit-for-tat, retaliatory) | |
| reformative(adjective, corrective) | |
| relatiative | |
| remedial | |
| remorseless(severe, harsh, cruel) | |
| resentful(adjective, reactive, reciprocal, vindictive, unforgiving) | |
| retaliating hating(expression, reactive, reciprocal, vindictive, unforgiving) | |
| revenge | |
| revisionary | |
| reward | |
| rough(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| rude(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty) | |
| rugged(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| rusty(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| savage |
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