Synonyms for Hard
22 senses across 2 parts of speech, powered by WordNet 3.0.
Words related to "Hard" (adjective) include difficult.
Adjective
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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difficult
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ambitiouschallengingarduousawkwardembarrassingstickyunenviablebafflingelusiveknottyproblematicproblematicaltoughcatchytricky
dispassionate;
"took a hard look" "a hard bargainer"
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calculatingcalculativeconnivingschemingshrewdcase-hardenedhardenedhard-boiledsteely
resisting weight or pressure
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adamantineal dentecorneoushornlikehornytumiderectfirmsolidgraniticgranitelikerocklikestonyhardenedset
very strong or vigorous
"strong winds" "a hard left to the chin" "a knockout punch" "a severe blow"
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knockoutsevere
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strong
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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arduousbackbreakinggruelinggruellingheavylaboriousoperosepunishingtoilsome
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effortful
produced without vibration of the vocal cords
"unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'"
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unvoicedvoicelesssurd
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whispered
(of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
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concentrated
(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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velar
given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
"a hard drinker"
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intemperateheavy
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indulgent
being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
"hard liquor"
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strong
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alcoholic
unfortunate or hard to bear
"had hard luck" "a tough break"
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tough
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bad
dried out
"hard dry rolls left over from the day before"
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stale
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easysoftvoiced
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"
with firmness
"held hard to the railing"
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firmly
earnestly or intently
"thought hard about it" "stared hard at the accused"
causing great damage or hardship
"industries hit hard by the depression" "she was severely affected by the bank's failure"
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severely
slowly and with difficulty
"prejudices die hard"
indulging excessively
"he drank heavily"
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heavilyintemperately
into a solid condition
"concrete that sets hard within a few hours"
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"
with pain or distress or bitterness
"he took the rejection very hard"
to the full extent possible; all the way
"hard alee" "the ship went hard astern" "swung the wheel hard left"
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lightly
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