Afflicting
Afflicting adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.
Monstrous and afflicting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Monstrous" instead an adjective "Afflicting".
Monstrous
Monstrous adjective - Badly or imperfectly formed.
Afflicting and monstrous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afflicting" instead an adjective "Monstrous".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- intolerable and afflicting
- intolerable and monstrous
- grievous and afflicting
- grievous and monstrous
- outrageous and afflicting
- outrageous and monstrous
- villainous and afflicting
- villainous and monstrous
- egregious and afflicting
- egregious and monstrous
- heinous and afflicting
- heinous and monstrous
- ugly and afflicting
- ugly and monstrous
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Monstrous and Afflicting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/afflicting/monstrous
Afflicting & Monstrous. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/afflicting/monstrous>.
Monstrous or Afflicting. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/afflicting/monstrous.
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