Antonyms for hard-pressed
ˈhɑrdˈprɛsthard-pressed

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1. hard-pressedadjective

   Barely able.

   Although they are still available, I think we would be hard-pressed to find one on short notice.

   Synonyms:
   hard put

2. hard-pressedadjective

   Synonyms:
   dire straits

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1. distressed, hard-pressed, hard put, in a bad way(p)adjective

   facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty

   "distressed companies need loans and technical advice"; "financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices"; "we were hard put to meet the mortgage payment"; "found themselves in a bad way financially"

   Antonyms:
   untroubled

How to use hard-pressed in a sentence?

1. Larry Levitt:

   You'd be hard pressed to find a part of the health care system that was not touched by the ACA.

2. Ian Wright:

   No one seems to have considered hard-pressed consumers in all this.

3. Amelia Irvine:

   Professor Christine Fair should remember that she has Republican students in her classes, is she accusing them of hating women as well? I think Fair would be hard pressed to call herself unbiased in the classroom when she’s spewing hate like an immature teenager online.

4. Sam Bullard:

   One is hard-pressed as to not concur that the U.S. economy not only remains on solid footing, but is likely to show an accelerated pace of growth in the second quarter.

5. Pat Diaz:

   Since he lawyered up right away, I doubt they made any statements, so it's going to be hard-pressed to prove [wrongdoing] unless they get actual evidence on the parents, which I don't think they're going to have.

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