Endurable and Harrowing

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Endurable adjective - Capable of being endured.

Usage example: a flu shot is never pleasant, but I find the momentary pain entirely endurable

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Harrowing is an antonym for endurable.

Nearby Words: endure, enduring, endurance, endured

Harrowing adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.

Usage example: a harrowing portrayal of the ravages of war

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Endurable is an antonym for harrowing.

Nearby Words: harrow, harrowed

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