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140 entries under hard topic. ×
| hard-hearted(adjective, tough, harsh, cruel) | |
| heavy(adjective, strong, tough, severe) | |
| implacable(adjective, strong, tough, harsh) | |
| murderous(adjective, tough, harsh, cruel) | |
| painful(adjective, tough, severe, difficult) | |
| pitiless(adjective, tough, severe, harsh) | |
| ruthless(adjective, tough, harsh, unpleasant) | |
| toilsome(adjective, tough, severe, rough) | |
| tyrannical(adjective, tough, harsh, cruel) | |
| uphill(adjective, tough, severe, rough) | |
| hard-core(adjective, strong, tough, severe) | |
| hard-nosed(adjective, strong, tough, severe) | |
| hard-shell(adjective, strong, tough, severe) | |
| inhuman(adjective, tough, harsh, cruel) | |
| intolerant(adjective, tough, severe, firm) | |
| intractable(adjective, resolute, rigid, inflexible) | |
| iron(resolute, rigid, inflexible, strict) | |
| merciless(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh) | |
| operose(adjective, tough, severe, rough) | |
| remorseless(adjective, harsh, cruel, determined) |
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