Synonyms for hardness
ˈhɑrd nɪshard·ness

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1. hardness

   Synonyms:
   cruelty, harshness, implacability, justice, penalty, punishment, revenge, rigor, severity, sternness, vengeance

   Antonyms:
   benevolence, benignity, blessing, clemency, compassion, favor, forbearance, forgiveness, gentleness, grace, kindness, lenience, leniency, lenity, mercy, mildness, pardon, pardon, pity, tenderness

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hardnessnoun

   the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale

   Synonyms:
   harshness, rigour, callousness, callosity, severeness, severity, unfeelingness, rigourousness, inclemency, rigorousness, ruggedness, rigor, stiffness, insensibility

   Antonyms:
   softness

2. hardnessnoun

   a quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering

   "the costs of reducing hardness depend on the relative amounts of calcium and magnesium compounds that are present"

   Synonyms:
   harshness, rigour, callousness, callosity, severeness, severity, unfeelingness, rigourousness, inclemency, rigorousness, ruggedness, rigor, stiffness, insensibility

   Antonyms:
   softness

3. unfeelingness, callousness, callosity, hardness, insensibilitynoun

   devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness

   Synonyms:
   harshness, rigour, callousness, callosity, severeness, severity, unfeelingness, rigourousness, inclemency, rigorousness, insensibility, ruggedness, rigor, stiffness, callus

   Antonyms:
   softness

4. hardness, ruggednessnoun

   the quality of being difficult to do

   "he assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness"; "the ruggedness of his exams caused half the class to fail"

   Synonyms:
   ruggedness, callosity, severeness, huskiness, rigor, unfeelingness, rigourousness, stiffness, harshness, inclemency, toughness, rigorousness, callousness, severity, insensibility, rigour

   Antonyms:
   softness

5. severity, severeness, harshness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness, stiffnessnoun

   excessive sternness

   "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"

   Synonyms:
   insensibility, ruggedness, callosity, grimness, awkwardness, severeness, rigor, unfeelingness, austereness, harshness, asperity, stiffness, callousness, scratchiness, roughness, cogency, gracelessness, inclemency, inclementness, badness, bad weather, hardship, rigorousness, cruelty, cruelness, clumsiness, abrasiveness, severity, rigourousness, rigour, validity

   Antonyms:
   softness

Matched Categories

1. • Consistency
   • Difficulty
   • Insensitivity
   • Quality

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hardnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   firmness, solidity, compactness, impenetrability

2. hardnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   difficulty, perplexity

3. hardnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   scarcity, penury

4. hardnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   hardship, suffering, tribulation

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1. hardnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   induration, compactness, impenetrability, solidity, firmness, adamant

   Associated words:
   durometer

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1. List of paraphrases for "hardness":

   harshness, toughness, roughness

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How to use hardness in a sentence?

1. Michelangelo, Poem Fragment:

   You conquer every hardness with your eyes, as you do likewise every light; so if it can happen that one can die of joy, now would be the time.

2. Charles de Gaulle:

   The perfection preached in the Gospels never yet built up an empire. Every man of action has a strong dose of egotism, pride, hardness, and cunning. But all those things will be forgiven him, indeed, they will be regarded as high qualities, if he can make of them the means to achieve great ends.

3. Robert Jordan, The Wheel of Time:

   Hardness shatters; strength endures.

4. Goa Kerle:

   The hardness of truth is nothing compared to hardness as a result of falsehood.

5. Barbara Paley:

   In all things preserve integrity; and the consciousness of thine own uprightness will alleviate the toil of business, soften the hardness of ill-success and disappointments, and give thee an humble confidence before God, when the ingratitude of man, or the iniquity of the times may rob thee of other rewards.