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Synonyms for hard
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Princeton's WordNet
difficult, hard(adj)
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
"a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"
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severe, voiceless, arduous, grueling, tough, toilsome, concentrated, heavy, difficult, laborious, gruelling, intemperate, knockout, punishing, unvoiced, operose, backbreaking, surd, strong, unmanageableAntonyms:
semisoft, palatalised, diffused, spirant, spongy, cushioned, good, downlike, compressible, brushed, sibilant, effortless, weak, palatalized, salving, wooly, strict, cottony, napped, soft, fricative, softening, downy, velvet, mellow, continuant, flaccid, cushiony, nonalcoholic, spongelike, nonindulgent, flocculent, squishy, demulcent, strident, cheeselike, flossy, yielding, palatal, fresh, padded, fluffy, squeezable, softish, diffuse, fleecy, velvety, squashy, overstuffed, mushy, emollient, woollyhard(adj)
dispassionate
"took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer";
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severe, arduous, grueling, tough, toilsome, heavy, voiceless, laborious, difficult, knockout, gruelling, intemperate, concentrated, punishing, unvoiced, operose, backbreaking, surd, strongAntonyms:
strict, palatalised, cushioned, emollient, salving, downlike, fricative, wooly, effortless, soft, semisoft, flaccid, flocculent, overstuffed, demulcent, yielding, diffuse, cheeselike, nonindulgent, nonalcoholic, mushy, continuant, cottony, compressible, fresh, good, squashy, velvet, fleecy, palatal, fluffy, spongy, weak, woolly, cushiony, brushed, spongelike, downy, palatalized, diffused, softish, squeezable, spirant, padded, flossy, softening, squishy, sibilant, strident, velvety, mellow, nappedhard(adj)
resisting weight or pressure
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severe, arduous, grueling, tough, toilsome, heavy, voiceless, laborious, difficult, knockout, gruelling, intemperate, concentrated, punishing, unvoiced, operose, backbreaking, surd, strongAntonyms:
squashy, flaccid, sibilant, wooly, fresh, napped, continuant, cottony, velvet, palatalized, effortless, strident, palatalised, semisoft, compressible, padded, good, soft, cheeselike, flossy, squishy, fricative, nonalcoholic, downy, flocculent, mellow, yielding, strict, softish, spongelike, spirant, velvety, mushy, weak, diffused, squeezable, spongy, fleecy, overstuffed, cushiony, fluffy, brushed, salving, woolly, nonindulgent, diffuse, palatal, emollient, demulcent, softening, downlike, cushionedhard, knockout, severe(adj)
very strong or vigorous
"strong winds"; "a hard left to the chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a severe blow"
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severe, arduous, wicked, grueling, tough, grievous, serious, terrible, toilsome, stark, life-threatening, spartan, stern, heavy, voiceless, laborious, difficult, grave, austere, knockout, gruelling, intemperate, concentrated, punishing, unvoiced, dangerous, operose, backbreaking, surd, strongAntonyms:
soft, cushioned, palatalized, flocculent, palatal, strident, diffused, softening, continuant, mellow, nonalcoholic, overstuffed, velvet, fricative, squashy, downlike, sibilant, softish, demulcent, napped, fluffy, spongelike, mushy, effortless, wooly, yielding, compressible, brushed, emollient, fresh, good, downy, padded, velvety, squishy, strict, weak, semisoft, cheeselike, cottony, nonindulgent, palatalised, diffuse, salving, fleecy, squeezable, spongy, spirant, woolly, flaccid, cushiony, flossyarduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome(adj)
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
"worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"
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backbreaking, sullen, ponderous, laborious, overweight, toilsome, intemperate, sound, wakeless, dense, grueling, with child(p), threatening, grave, straining, severe, cloggy, lumbering, large(p), great(p), clayey, enceinte, voiceless, grievous, tough, fleshy, weighed down, weighty, unvoiced, gruelling, expectant, concentrated, lowering, surd, heavy(a), sonorous, impenetrable, arduous, operose, strenuous, heavy, heavy(p), big(a), labored, profound, difficult, laboured, punishing, strong, gravid, big(p), leaden, knockoutAntonyms:
cushioned, cheeselike, sibilant, weak, brushed, yielding, soft, softening, flaccid, demulcent, downlike, effortless, nonindulgent, strict, velvety, cottony, fresh, napped, cushiony, good, squashy, flossy, fleecy, diffused, flocculent, mushy, salving, semisoft, overstuffed, compressible, fricative, spongy, squishy, velvet, palatalised, squeezable, softish, wooly, palatal, continuant, diffuse, emollient, strident, woolly, palatalized, spongelike, fluffy, spirant, nonalcoholic, padded, mellow, downyunvoiced, voiceless, surd, hard(adj)
produced without vibration of the vocal cords
"unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'"
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unspoken, unstated, disfranchised, arduous, unuttered, backbreaking, disenfranchised, breathed, unsaid, toilsome, aphonic, unverbalized, voiceless, laborious, difficult, tough, gruelling, intemperate, concentrated, punishing, unvoiced, severe, operose, knockout, heavy, surd, unverbalised, grueling, voteless, strong, unexpressedAntonyms:
velvety, fluffy, squeezable, strident, softening, softish, flocculent, cushiony, semisoft, diffused, cottony, downy, mushy, soft, weak, cushioned, squashy, yielding, diffuse, cheeselike, velvet, fleecy, salving, padded, continuant, wooly, flaccid, strict, napped, fricative, mellow, squishy, nonalcoholic, emollient, flossy, nonindulgent, sibilant, brushed, good, demulcent, spongelike, compressible, spongy, effortless, downlike, palatal, palatalized, woolly, overstuffed, palatalised, spirant, freshhard, concentrated(adj)
(of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
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severe, arduous, grueling, tough, toilsome, heavy, voiceless, laborious, difficult, knockout, gruelling, intemperate, concentrated, punishing, unvoiced, operose, backbreaking, surd, strong, saturatedAntonyms:
yielding, palatalised, wooly, soft, fleecy, cushiony, flaccid, strident, downlike, woolly, overstuffed, flossy, squishy, squeezable, cheeselike, softish, sibilant, demulcent, palatalized, spongy, velvet, squashy, padded, mellow, brushed, softening, diffused, palatal, cushioned, downy, fluffy, napped, flocculent, cottony, fricative, spirant, continuant, diffuse, velvety, emollient, compressible, mushy, spongelike, nonindulgent, fresh, weak, semisoft, strict, nonalcoholic, salving, effortless, goodhard(adj)
(of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum
"Russian distinguished between hard consonants and palatalized or soft consonants"
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severe, arduous, grueling, tough, toilsome, heavy, voiceless, laborious, difficult, knockout, gruelling, intemperate, concentrated, punishing, unvoiced, operose, backbreaking, surd, strongAntonyms:
demulcent, nonalcoholic, spirant, soft, cottony, fresh, fluffy, semisoft, squeezable, palatalized, flaccid, spongy, woolly, palatalised, velvet, downy, napped, fricative, mushy, spongelike, yielding, diffuse, padded, cushiony, overstuffed, diffused, cheeselike, sibilant, cushioned, softening, velvety, compressible, squishy, emollient, softish, wooly, brushed, strident, continuant, nonindulgent, weak, mellow, palatal, squashy, effortless, strict, flossy, flocculent, fleecy, salving, downlike, goodintemperate, hard, heavy(adj)
given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
"a hard drinker"
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backbreaking, sullen, ponderous, laborious, overweight, toilsome, intemperate, sound, wakeless, dense, grueling, with child(p), threatening, grave, profound, severe, cloggy, lumbering, large(p), great(p), clayey, enceinte, voiceless, grievous, tough, fleshy, weighed down, weighty, unvoiced, gruelling, expectant, concentrated, lowering, surd, heavy(a), sonorous, impenetrable, arduous, operose, heavy, heavy(p), big(a), labored, difficult, laboured, punishing, strong, gravid, big(p), leaden, knockoutAntonyms:
diffused, fleecy, nonindulgent, continuant, flocculent, cushioned, soft, salving, spirant, padded, spongelike, flaccid, velvety, fluffy, emollient, cottony, mellow, mushy, cushiony, squeezable, good, overstuffed, napped, spongy, nonalcoholic, brushed, softish, palatalised, sibilant, yielding, strict, palatalized, velvet, squashy, downlike, semisoft, downy, fricative, flossy, strident, effortless, compressible, wooly, diffuse, weak, cheeselike, softening, palatal, squishy, fresh, demulcent, woollyhard, strong(adj)
being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
"hard liquor"
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severe, arduous, grueling, tough, potent, impregnable, toilsome, substantial, unattackable, stiff, inviolable, heavy, voiceless, laborious, difficult, unassailable, knockout, gruelling, solid, intemperate, concentrated, punishing, unvoiced, firm, warm, operose, backbreaking, surd, strong, secureAntonyms:
brushed, padded, yielding, napped, softish, velvety, spongelike, cushioned, fleecy, nonalcoholic, effortless, palatal, wooly, flaccid, mellow, fluffy, flossy, salving, fresh, good, overstuffed, downy, fricative, compressible, demulcent, soft, cottony, diffused, downlike, semisoft, strict, weak, diffuse, nonindulgent, emollient, mushy, sibilant, spirant, velvet, spongy, squashy, palatalized, woolly, strident, palatalised, cheeselike, flocculent, squeezable, squishy, cushiony, continuant, softeninghard, tough(adj)
unfortunate or hard to bear
"had hard luck"; "a tough break"
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severe, knotty, arduous, grueling, tough, ruffianly, toilsome, bad, rugged, sturdy, toughened, heavy, voiceless, laborious, difficult, elusive, knockout, gruelling, intemperate, concentrated, punishing, unvoiced, problematic, operose, backbreaking, problematical, surd, strong, bafflingAntonyms:
sibilant, salving, nonindulgent, strict, flossy, squeezable, compressible, fricative, soft, softening, squashy, padded, diffused, flaccid, continuant, emollient, cheeselike, effortless, diffuse, good, cushioned, spongelike, palatal, yielding, mushy, woolly, downy, weak, brushed, fleecy, spirant, spongy, demulcent, nonalcoholic, velvety, palatalized, overstuffed, semisoft, cottony, fresh, strident, downlike, wooly, velvet, palatalised, flocculent, mellow, squishy, cushiony, fluffy, softish, nappedhard(adverb)
dried out
"hard dry rolls left over from the day before"
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severe, arduous, grueling, tough, toilsome, heavy, voiceless, laborious, difficult, knockout, gruelling, intemperate, concentrated, punishing, unvoiced, operose, backbreaking, surd, strongAntonyms:
strict, squashy, cheeselike, cushiony, velvety, spongy, fricative, weak, diffuse, downlike, compressible, flaccid, effortless, sibilant, squeezable, soft, nonalcoholic, emollient, cottony, palatal, strident, palatalised, palatalized, salving, good, brushed, napped, padded, softish, nonindulgent, cushioned, diffused, woolly, flossy, spongelike, fluffy, fresh, spirant, continuant, fleecy, semisoft, mushy, wooly, downy, softening, squishy, mellow, velvet, overstuffed, yielding, flocculent, demulcenthard(adverb)
with effort or force or vigor
"the team played hard"; "worked hard all day"; "pressed hard on the lever"; "hit the ball hard"; "slammed the door hard"
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intemperately, firmly, heavily, severelyAntonyms:
nonalcoholic, diffuse, fresh, weak, spirant, padded, softish, squashy, palatalised, cottony, diffused, velvet, napped, softening, nonindulgent, cushiony, fricative, cheeselike, flossy, spongy, downy, mushy, compressible, brushed, wooly, fluffy, overstuffed, strident, effortless, soft, flaccid, palatalized, flocculent, emollient, salving, velvety, mellow, downlike, sibilant, demulcent, squishy, strict, squeezable, fleecy, palatal, spongelike, woolly, semisoft, continuant, good, cushioned, yieldinghard, firmly(adverb)
with firmness
"held hard to the railing"
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intemperately, severely, firmly, steadfastly, heavily, unwaveringly, firm, securelyAntonyms:
good, nonindulgent, squishy, flaccid, palatalised, weak, compressible, nonalcoholic, softish, fleecy, semisoft, strict, squeezable, brushed, velvet, sibilant, softening, cushiony, diffused, fresh, emollient, fricative, demulcent, palatal, squashy, flocculent, padded, soft, spongy, spirant, mushy, spongelike, woolly, napped, strident, wooly, cheeselike, palatalized, diffuse, flossy, cushioned, mellow, overstuffed, effortless, yielding, fluffy, salving, velvety, downlike, cottony, continuant, downyhard(adverb)
earnestly or intently
"thought hard about it"; "stared hard at the accused"
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intemperately, firmly, heavily, severelyAntonyms:
nonalcoholic, mushy, mellow, cheeselike, fricative, squishy, squashy, flossy, cushioned, spongy, napped, continuant, velvety, spongelike, salving, brushed, soft, semisoft, woolly, squeezable, fluffy, demulcent, fleecy, nonindulgent, cushiony, wooly, sibilant, diffuse, palatalised, yielding, softish, cottony, compressible, overstuffed, effortless, fresh, downy, good, spirant, downlike, palatalized, softening, palatal, velvet, padded, diffused, weak, strict, flocculent, emollient, strident, flaccidhard, severely(adverb)
causing great damage or hardship
"industries hit hard by the depression"; "she was severely affected by the bank's failure"
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badly, severely, firmly, sternly, gravely, intemperately, heavily, seriouslyAntonyms:
softening, fluffy, squashy, mushy, padded, nonindulgent, fricative, velvety, fleecy, strident, fresh, spirant, sibilant, diffuse, cheeselike, semisoft, soft, brushed, cottony, continuant, wooly, salving, palatal, overstuffed, squishy, emollient, velvet, spongy, weak, cushiony, good, compressible, flossy, woolly, strict, downlike, cushioned, palatalised, flaccid, yielding, effortless, mellow, downy, diffused, nonalcoholic, palatalized, demulcent, spongelike, squeezable, flocculent, napped, softishhard(adverb)
slowly and with difficulty
"prejudices die hard"
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intemperately, firmly, heavily, severelyAntonyms:
good, fresh, softening, diffused, palatalized, mushy, cheeselike, downy, spongy, padded, softish, flocculent, downlike, palatalised, cushioned, soft, diffuse, fleecy, strict, strident, salving, cushiony, compressible, squeezable, emollient, nonindulgent, mellow, spirant, sibilant, velvet, squishy, effortless, spongelike, demulcent, semisoft, yielding, flossy, brushed, wooly, squashy, overstuffed, velvety, palatal, napped, continuant, fricative, woolly, fluffy, flaccid, nonalcoholic, weak, cottonyheavily, intemperately, hard(adverb)
indulging excessively
"he drank heavily"
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intemperately, firmly, heavily, heavy, severely, to a great extentAntonyms:
brushed, napped, compressible, diffuse, soft, nonalcoholic, spirant, flocculent, overstuffed, padded, mushy, cottony, fleecy, fricative, cushioned, yielding, fresh, wooly, palatalized, palatalised, cheeselike, palatal, softening, weak, emollient, flaccid, continuant, fluffy, woolly, squeezable, diffused, downlike, strident, squashy, demulcent, salving, effortless, sibilant, cushiony, spongy, good, squishy, spongelike, softish, downy, velvet, nonindulgent, semisoft, mellow, flossy, velvety, stricthard(adverb)
into a solid condition
"concrete that sets hard within a few hours"
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intemperately, firmly, heavily, severelyAntonyms:
downlike, velvety, continuant, semisoft, spongy, cushioned, squishy, mushy, strident, palatalized, napped, wooly, fleecy, cottony, weak, cushiony, fricative, compressible, soft, spongelike, palatalised, emollient, diffuse, overstuffed, strict, good, brushed, demulcent, velvet, fresh, mellow, effortless, sibilant, downy, fluffy, squashy, woolly, palatal, yielding, padded, flaccid, diffused, spirant, nonindulgent, nonalcoholic, cheeselike, softish, salving, softening, squeezable, flossy, flocculenthard(adverb)
very near or close in space or time
"it stands hard by the railroad tracks"; "they were hard on his heels"; "a strike followed hard upon the plant's opening"
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intemperately, firmly, heavily, severelyAntonyms:
diffused, flossy, mellow, compressible, flaccid, softish, cheeselike, flocculent, fricative, overstuffed, velvety, squashy, soft, good, effortless, strident, nonindulgent, fresh, spongy, cottony, strict, brushed, sibilant, spirant, fleecy, fluffy, wooly, mushy, palatal, woolly, demulcent, downlike, yielding, spongelike, continuant, emollient, weak, padded, napped, downy, palatalized, squeezable, squishy, palatalised, semisoft, softening, cushiony, velvet, salving, cushioned, diffuse, nonalcoholichard(adverb)
with pain or distress or bitterness
"he took the rejection very hard"
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intemperately, firmly, heavily, severelyAntonyms:
downlike, velvet, diffuse, salving, sibilant, demulcent, brushed, softish, palatalised, napped, weak, squishy, soft, flossy, palatalized, spirant, fluffy, overstuffed, mushy, cheeselike, good, fleecy, strident, fricative, wooly, nonindulgent, strict, nonalcoholic, mellow, downy, squashy, emollient, cottony, woolly, effortless, continuant, spongelike, fresh, spongy, flocculent, palatal, padded, semisoft, diffused, flaccid, squeezable, velvety, yielding, softening, compressible, cushioned, cushionyhard(adverb)
to the full extent possible; all the way
"hard alee"; "the ship went hard astern"; "swung the wheel hard left"
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intemperately, firmly, heavily, severelyAntonyms:
cheeselike, padded, woolly, spirant, flossy, nonindulgent, downy, strident, downlike, nonalcoholic, fresh, overstuffed, softening, fricative, weak, emollient, cushiony, soft, mushy, cushioned, demulcent, squeezable, compressible, cottony, salving, sibilant, flocculent, diffused, spongy, fleecy, yielding, palatalized, palatalised, spongelike, flaccid, softish, semisoft, effortless, fluffy, wooly, good, velvet, squashy, napped, continuant, velvety, brushed, mellow, squishy, palatal, diffuse, strict
Wiktionary
hard(adjective)
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tough, intolerable, unbearable, difficult, confusing, unfriendly, severe, puzzling, unambiguous, harsh, incontrovertible, indubitable, unequivocal, unquestionable, hostile, strong, stony, resistant, strict, solid, trickyAntonyms:
simple, approachable, soft, pleasant, questionable, equivocal, easy, straightforward, nice, amiable, controvertible, ambiguous, doubtful, agreeable, trite, bearable, friendlyhard(adjective)
Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.
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incontrovertible, puzzling, hostile, unquestionable, unambiguous, confusing, unfriendly, unbearable, difficult, unequivocal, resistant, strict, harsh, indubitable, solid, intolerable, tricky, strong, severe, stony, toughAntonyms:
easy, amiable, straightforward, trite, pleasant, simple, soft, approachable, questionable, bearable, controvertible, doubtful, agreeable, equivocal, nice, friendly, ambiguoushard(adjective)
Of a ferromagnetic material, having the capability of being a permanent magnet by being a material with high magnetic coercivity (compare soft)
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severe, stony, solid, harsh, difficult, intolerable, puzzling, indubitable, unequivocal, resistant, strict, tricky, unbearable, strong, unquestionable, hostile, confusing, incontrovertible, tough, unambiguous, unfriendlyAntonyms:
ambiguous, amiable, equivocal, simple, trite, bearable, questionable, nice, easy, agreeable, straightforward, pleasant, doubtful, controvertible, friendly, approachable, softhard(adjective)
Resistant to pressure.
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hostile, strong, indubitable, tough, resistant, tricky, intolerable, difficult, unambiguous, unequivocal, solid, unquestionable, confusing, stony, harsh, unfriendly, puzzling, strict, incontrovertible, severe, unbearableAntonyms:
agreeable, questionable, simple, controvertible, trite, ambiguous, soft, pleasant, nice, easy, approachable, bearable, doubtful, equivocal, friendly, amiable, straightforwardhard(adjective)
Requiring a lot of effort to do or understand
a hard problem
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strict, unfriendly, indubitable, unquestionable, unequivocal, stony, severe, puzzling, unambiguous, confusing, tough, strong, intolerable, unbearable, tricky, incontrovertible, resistant, hostile, solid, difficult, harshAntonyms:
friendly, nice, trite, soft, straightforward, easy, bearable, pleasant, equivocal, doubtful, approachable, simple, ambiguous, questionable, amiable, controvertible, agreeablehard(adjective)
Demanding a lot of effort to endure.
a hard life
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confusing, tough, unambiguous, intolerable, unbearable, strict, solid, harsh, hostile, unquestionable, unfriendly, tricky, unequivocal, puzzling, severe, resistant, stony, indubitable, difficult, incontrovertible, strongAntonyms:
questionable, doubtful, pleasant, bearable, controvertible, equivocal, agreeable, nice, ambiguous, soft, easy, friendly, amiable, approachable, simple, straightforward, tritehard(adjective)
, severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.
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unambiguous, difficult, incontrovertible, tough, confusing, resistant, puzzling, unequivocal, strong, stony, hostile, unfriendly, strict, tricky, unquestionable, indubitable, harsh, solid, intolerable, severe, unbearableAntonyms:
nice, straightforward, equivocal, amiable, doubtful, friendly, trite, questionable, soft, controvertible, bearable, approachable, ambiguous, agreeable, easy, simple, pleasanthard(adjective)
Unquestionable.
hard evidence
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unambiguous, strict, tricky, stony, difficult, intolerable, severe, unfriendly, strong, solid, hostile, incontrovertible, unequivocal, puzzling, confusing, harsh, unbearable, resistant, tough, indubitable, unquestionableAntonyms:
trite, soft, nice, doubtful, controvertible, amiable, friendly, pleasant, ambiguous, agreeable, easy, equivocal, straightforward, simple, approachable, questionable, bearablehard(adjective)
Of drink, strong.
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strong, confusing, harsh, incontrovertible, unequivocal, hostile, unquestionable, puzzling, resistant, indubitable, difficult, unbearable, unambiguous, tricky, stony, solid, intolerable, unfriendly, severe, tough, strictAntonyms:
approachable, ambiguous, amiable, trite, questionable, bearable, pleasant, doubtful, straightforward, easy, controvertible, simple, nice, soft, friendly, agreeable, equivocalhard(adjective)
Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.
At the intersection, there are two roads going to the left. Take the hard left.
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unfriendly, unbearable, tricky, hostile, confusing, difficult, intolerable, strict, tough, strong, puzzling, unequivocal, unambiguous, harsh, severe, incontrovertible, stony, solid, indubitable, resistant, unquestionableAntonyms:
ambiguous, approachable, nice, easy, doubtful, controvertible, agreeable, trite, straightforward, questionable, friendly, amiable, pleasant, soft, simple, equivocal, bearablehard(adjective)
Of water, high in dissolved calcium compounds.
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incontrovertible, resistant, severe, strict, difficult, solid, indubitable, unquestionable, puzzling, unfriendly, unambiguous, tough, intolerable, confusing, hostile, tricky, strong, unbearable, harsh, unequivocal, stonyAntonyms:
approachable, straightforward, ambiguous, questionable, equivocal, amiable, trite, simple, nice, doubtful, pleasant, controvertible, friendly, soft, agreeable, easy, bearablehard(adjective)
Sexually aroused.
I got so hard watching two hot guys wrestle each other on the beach.
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resistant, difficult, incontrovertible, unquestionable, strong, confusing, unbearable, harsh, puzzling, solid, indubitable, tough, unequivocal, tricky, unfriendly, strict, unambiguous, stony, intolerable, severe, hostileAntonyms:
trite, nice, soft, simple, agreeable, bearable, equivocal, friendly, straightforward, pleasant, ambiguous, controvertible, easy, questionable, doubtful, amiable, approachable
English Synonyms and Antonyms
hard
Arduous (Latin arduus, steep) signifies primarily so steep and lofty as to be difficult of ascent, and hence applies to that which involves great and sustained exertion and ordinarily for a lofty aim; great learning can only be won by arduous toil. Hard applies to anything that resists our endeavors as a scarcely penetrable mass resists our physical force. Anything is hard that involves tax and strain whether of the physical or mental powers. Difficult is not used of that which merely taxes physical force; a dead lift is called hard rather than difficult; breaking stone on the road would be called hard rather than difficult work; that is difficult which involves skill, sagacity, or address, with or without a considerable expenditure of physical force; a geometrical problem may be difficult to solve, a tangled skein to unravel; a mountain difficult to ascend. Hard may be active or passive; a thing may be hard to do or hard to bear. Arduous is always active. That which is laborious or toilsome simply requires the steady application of labor or toil till accomplished; toilsome is the stronger word. That which is onerous (Latin onus, a burden) is mentally burdensome or oppressive. Responsibility may be onerous even when it involves no special exertion.
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arduous, difficult, exhausting, laborious, onerous, severe, toilsome, tryingAntonyms:
easy, facile, light, pleasant, slight, trifling, trivial
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
hard
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firm, dense, solid, compact, unyielding, impenetrable, arduous, difficult, grievous, distressing, rigorous, oppressive, exacting, unfeeling, stubborn, harsh, forced, constrained, inexplicable, flinty, severe, cruel, obdurate, hardened, callousAntonyms:
soft, fluid, liquid, elastic, brittle, penetrable, easy, mild, lenient, tender, ductile, uninvolved, simple, intelligible, perspicuous
Editors Contribution
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
hard(a.)
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firm, solid, compact, impenetrable, unyielding, not softhard(a.)
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difficult, embarrassing, perplexing, puzzling, knotty, intricate, not easily understoodhard(a.)
hard(a.)
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unfeeling, unkind, insensible, unsusceptible, cruel, oppressive, rigorous, severe, unyielding, inflexible, callous, obdurate, hard-heartedhard(a.)
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grievous, distressing, calamitous, painful, disagreeable, unpleasanthard(a.)
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inclement, stormy, tempestuous, coldhard(a.)
hard(a.)
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coarse, unpalatablehard(a.)
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unfavorable, unprosperous, unpropitioushard(a.)
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10. stiff, constrained, forced, unnatural, ungracefulhard(a.)
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excessive, intemperatehard(ad.)
hard(ad.)
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laboriously, diligently, earnestly, incessantly, energeticallyhard(ad.)
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with difficulty, not easilyhard(ad.)
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distressfully, painfully, severely, rigorouslyhard(ad.)
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vehemently, forcibly, violently
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
hard(a)
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firm, solid, compact, impenetrable, unimpressible, unyielding, rigid, adamantine, dense, insoluble, flinty, indurate, indurated, infrangible, arduous, laborious, wearisome, onerous, burdensome, toilsome, tiresome, exhausting, difficult, knotty, intricate, puzzling, incomprehensible, irresistible, uncontrollable, severe, rigorous, unendurable, oppressive, unjust, grievous, calamitous, incompliant, stern, unyielding, obdurate, unfeeling, exacting, insensible, hard-hearted, callous, implacable, inflexible, repelling, constrained, inelegant, severe, inclement, rigorous, excessive, immoderate, unprosperous, unfavorable, disastrous
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List of paraphrases for "hard":
difficult, tough, harsh, arduous, hdd, fort, duro, rough, durum, version, harshly, intensively, challenging, severely, strong, badly, heavy, herd, severe, difficile, dura, tirelessly, hard-drive, rigid, paper, diligently, intensive, painstaking, strongly, dur, harder, printable, intense, rock-hard, strenuous, heavily, seriously, stiff, difficulty, assiduously
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How to use hard in a sentence?
In any public health program it's hard to get 100% support, i'm sure there will be some that don't agree. But we have a very significant public health threat before us. Time is not on our side if you look at how Zika has been spreading. The sooner we can get going and show what we can do, the sooner we can make a difference in the fight against this virus.
Mark Hausknecht believed in hard work and keeping Mark Hausknecht mind sharp, i'm Randall Hulet, and I think Mark Hausknecht read more about physics than I do. And the books Mark Hausknecht was reading were not popular books, they were difficult literature.
Frankly, I have a hard time maintaining relationships even when I'm in the same place, so it's hard, but my good friends understand what I do. As for romantic relationships, it's a little more difficult.
To see him go through all these struggles … it’s like a never-give-up attitude with him. if something is hard for you to go through then you just try your best and try making it through.
I've worked my butt off for four years trying to make myself seem really presentable, studying two hours a week for the SAT (entrance exam) and getting all As in my classes, and then the fact that people would just pay hundreds of thousands of dollars and without the hard work is really not rewarding at all.
Translations for hard
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- صعب, صلبArabic
- ҡыйын, ҡаты, ауырBashkir
- цвёрдыBelarusian
- твърдBulgarian
- complicat, dura, difícil, durCatalan, Valencian
- tvrdý, těžký, obtížnýCzech
- caled, anoddWelsh
- vanskeligDanish
- schwierig, stark, hart, herausfordernd, fix, fest, schwerGerman
- δύσκολοςGreek
- severa, forta, nerefutebla, malfacila, malmolaEsperanto
- duro, difícil, fuerteSpanish
- سخت, پایدار, سفت, مقاوم, قوی, صلب, مشکل, دشوار, صعبPersian
- ankara, kova, vahva, rankka, vaikeaFinnish
- torførur, strævin, ringurFaroese
- dur, dure, difficile, irréfutable, fortFrench
- cruaIrish
- duilich, garg, cruaidh, doirbh, borbScottish Gaelic
- सख़्त, कड़ा, कठिन, कठोरHindi
- difisilHaitian Creole
- nehéz, keményHungarian
- ծանր, կարծր, պինդ, դժվար, բարդArmenian
- forte, dur, difficile, inquestionabile, severInterlingua
- harda, desfacilaIdo
- hörð, hart, erfiður, harðurIcelandic
- cruda, duro, difficileItalian
- 困難, 硬い, 難しいJapanese
- 어렵다Korean
- قایمKurdish
- helleLimburgish, Limburgan, Limburger
- kieta, griežtas, sunkus, rūstus, kietas, sunkiLithuanian
- ciets, stiprs, grūts, smagsLatvian
- tuapaka, tūmārōMāori
- цврст, напорен, тежок, тврд, тврда, жестокMacedonian
- iebesMaltese
- မာBurmese
- vanskeligNorwegian
- hard, moeilijk, zwaar, onweerlegbare, straf, kalkrijk, harde, sterk, onweerlegbaarDutch
- hardNorwegian
- nantłʼahNavajo, Navaho
- ciężki, mocny, twarda, twardy, surowy, niepodważalny, trudnyPolish
- ګران, سخت, کلک, زيږPashto, Pushto
- forte, difícil, duro, inquestionável, severo, bemPortuguese
- rumiQuechua
- deir, dir, dürRomansh
- greu, dur, tare, vârtos, sever, durăRomanian
- кре́пкий, тру́дный, твёрдый, тяжёлый, про́чный, тяже́лыйRussian
- duruSardinian
- тврд, tvrdSerbo-Croatian
- tvrdýSlovak
- tŕdSlovene
- fortëAlbanian
- besvärlig, hård, stark, sträng, obestridlig, svårSwedish
- ngumuSwahili
- கடினம்Tamil
- కఠిన, కఠోర, గట్టిTelugu
- แข็ง, ยากThai
- mahirapTagalog
- sertTurkish
- тве́рдийUkrainian
- کٹھن, سخت, کٹھور, کڑا, مشکلUrdu
- cứng, khó khăn, khó, rắn, khốn khó, khó tính, mạnhVietnamese
- deure, deur, målåjheyWalloon
- שווער, האַרבYiddish
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