16 entries under characteristic topic. ×

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tense(feeling, stress, adjective, anxious)
35
distressing(adjective, stress, state, feeling)
28
nerve-racking(adjective, feeling, excited, anxious)
26
anxious(adjective, feeling, excited, nervous)
22
trying(adjective, feeling, hard, difficult)
21
worrying(adjective, feeling, stress)
20
complex(adjective, hard, difficult)
19
hard(adjective, feeling, difficult, complex)
18
tough(adjective, feeling, hard, difficult)
18
exhausting(adjective, feeling, stress)
15
nerve-wracking(adjective, feeling, stress)
15
tensive(attribute, tension, adjective, state)
13
intense(attribute, tension, adjective, state)
6
traumatic(adjective, feeling, stress)
5
draining(adjective, feeling, stress)
5
agitating(adjective, feeling, stress)
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APASmart Define. (2016). stressful thesaurus. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/stressful/thesaurus/synonyms
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