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- Thesaurus|3.5k
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137 entries under painful topic. ×
| obdurate(adjective, mean, hard, cool, tough) | |
| perverse(adjective, mean, tough, severe, nasty) | |
| provoking(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, uncertain) | |
| rancorous(adjective, mean, bad, tough, nasty) | |
| resentful(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, cruel) | |
| rigorous(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, cruel) | |
| ruthless(adjective, mean, hard, severe, sharp) | |
| sensitive(tender, raw, burning, sore) | |
| stabbing | |
| strict(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, cruel) | |
| stringent(adjective, hard, tough, severe, sharp) | |
| tender(raw, burning, sore, uncomfortable) | |
| torturing | |
| unfeeling(adjective, mean, hard, cool, tough) | |
| unjust(adjective, hard, tough, severe, harsh) | |
| unrelenting(adjective, hard, tough, severe, sharp) | |
| unsparing(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, cruel) | |
| withering | |
| wrenching | |
| abscessed(tender, uncomfortable) |
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