23
merciless(adjective, person, mean, hard, tough)
23
relentless(adjective, mean, hard, tough, severe)
18
pitiless(adjective, person, mean, hard, tough)
18
ruthless(adjective, mean, hard, tough, severe)
17
inexorable(adjective, mean, hard, tough, severe)
17
unrelenting(adjective, mean, hard, tough, severe)
16
cruel(adjective, mean, hard, severe, rough)
14
harsh(adjective, mean, hard, tough, severe)
14
implacable(adjective, mean, hard, tough, severe)
13
hard(adjective, mean, tough, severe, rough)
13
grim(adjective, mean, hard, tough, severe)
13
unsympathetic(adjective, person, mean, severe, harsh)
11
stern(adjective, mean, hard, severe, rough)
11
brutal(adjective, person, mean, hard, severe)
11
uncompassionate(adjective, person, mean, feelings, unkind)
11
unfeeling(adjective, person, mean, severe, harsh)
11
unmerciful(adjective, mean, hard, tough, severe)
9
unappeasable(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, cruel)
9
adamant(adjective, person, mean, hard, rough)
9
heartless(adjective, mean, hard, severe, harsh)
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