Distressing
Distressing adjective - Of a kind to cause great distress.
Usage example: the distressing death of our favorite actor
Ruthful and distressing are semantically related In some cases you can use "Ruthful" instead an adjective "Distressing".
Ruthful
Ruthful adjective - Feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses.
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Synonyms for Ruthful
Distressing and ruthful are semantically related in pitiful topic. Sometimes you can use "Distressing" instead an adjective "Ruthful".
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Related pairs
- pitiful and distressing
- pitiful and ruthful
- dismal and distressing
- dismal and ruthful
- woeful and distressing
- woeful and ruthful
- painful and distressing
- painful and ruthful
- grievous and distressing
- grievous and ruthful
- sad and distressing
- sad and ruthful
- miserable and distressing
- miserable and ruthful
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