67 entries under painful topic. ×
| afflictive(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, distressing) | |
| annoying(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, distressing) | |
| antagonistic(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, grim) | |
| calamitous(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, distressing) | |
| cold(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, cruel) | |
| cold-blooded(adjective, tough, harsh, violent, vicious) | |
| cold fish(expression, adjective, tough, harsh, grim) | |
| displeasing(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, distressing) | |
| distasteful(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, distressing) | |
| galling(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, distressing) | |
| hard-boiled(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe) | |
| hardboiled(harsh, grim, bleak) | |
| heartbreaking(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, distressing) | |
| hurtful(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, distressing) | |
| intolerable(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, grim) | |
| offensive(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, distressing) | |
| poignant(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, distressing) | |
| provoking(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, distressing) | |
| rancorous(adjective, tough, harsh, grim) | |
| resentful(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, grim) |
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