Afflicting
Afflicting adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.
Heinous and afflicting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Heinous" instead an adjective "Afflicting".
Heinous
Heinous adjective - Extremely wicked, deeply criminal.
Afflicting and heinous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afflicting" instead an adjective "Heinous".
Nearby Word: heinously
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- mean and afflicting
- mean and heinous
- glaring and afflicting
- glaring and heinous
- offensive and afflicting
- offensive and heinous
- intolerable and afflicting
- intolerable and heinous
- flagrant and afflicting
- flagrant and heinous
- shameful and afflicting
- shameful and heinous
- grave and afflicting
- grave and heinous
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Heinous and Afflicting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/afflicting/heinous
Afflicting & Heinous. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/afflicting/heinous>.
Heinous or Afflicting. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/afflicting/heinous.
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