217 entries under harsh topic. ×
| painful(adjective, bad, hard, severe, difficult) | |
| serious(adjective, bad, strong, hard, easy) | |
| stiff(adjective, strong, hard, severe, rough) | |
| uncompromising(adjective, characteristic, mean, clear, hard) | |
| fierce(noun, adjective, clear, bad, hard) | |
| demanding(adjective, dull, hard, easy, severe) | |
| callous(noun, adjective, mean, hard, cool) | |
| stern(adjective, hard, easy, severe, rough) | |
| adamant(adjective, mean, strong, hard, rough) | |
| nasty(adjective, mean, bad, hard, cool) | |
| obdurate(adjective, mean, strong, hard, cool) | |
| rowdy(noun, adjective, person, mean, attack) | |
| grave(adjective, hard, severe, difficult) | |
| hardened(noun, adjective, characteristic, strong, hard) | |
| resolute(adjective, calm, clear, strong, hard) | |
| strenuous(adjective, action, dull, strong, great) | |
| unbending(adjective, mean, clear, strong, hard) | |
| onerous(adjective, dull, hard, great, severe) | |
| unfeeling(noun, adjective, calm, mean, hard) | |
| unsympathetic(adjective, mean, hard, cool, severe) |
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