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| Main Entry: | hard |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rocklike |
| Synonyms: | callous, compact, concentrated, dense, firm, hardened, impenetrable, inflexible, iron*, packed, rigid, rocky, set, solid, stiff, stony, strong, thick, tough, unyielding, adamantine, compacted, compressed, consolidated, indurate, indurated |
| Antonyms: | flexible, malleable, pliable, pliant, soft, yielding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hard |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | with great force |
| Synonyms: | actively, angrily, animatedly, boisterously, briskly, brutally, cruelly, earnestly, energetically, ferociously, fiercely, forcibly, frantically, furiously, heavily, intensely, keenly, like fury, madly, meanly, painfully, powerfully, relentlessly, rigorously, roughly, rowdily, savagely, seriously, severely, sharply, spiritedly, sprightly, stormily, strongly, tumultously/tumultuously, turbulently, uproariously, urgently, viciously, vigorously, violently, vivaciously, wildly, with all one's might |
| Antonyms: | gently, softly |
| Main Entry: | hard |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | difficult, exhausting |
| Synonyms: | Herculean*, arduous, backbreaking, bothersome, burdensome, complicated, demanding, distressing, exacting, formidable, grinding, hairy*, heavy*, intricate, involved, irksome, knotty*, labored, laborious, mean, merciless, murder, onerous, operose, rigorous, rough, rugged, scabrous, serious, severe, slavish, sticky, strenuous, terrible, tiring, toilsome, tough, troublesome, unsparing, uphill*, wearing, wearisome, difficile, effortful, fatiguing, toilful, uphill battle, wearying |
| Antonyms: | easy, facile, mild, simple |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hard |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | with determination |
| Synonyms: | closely, earnestly, industriously, intensely, intently, sharply, steadily, strenuously, thoroughly, assiduously, diligently, doggedly, exhaustively, intensively, painstakingly, persistently, searchingly, unremittingly, untiringly |
| Antonyms: | unenthusiastically |
| Main Entry: | hard |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cruel, ruthless |
| Synonyms: | acrimonious, angry, antagonistic, austere, bitter, bleak, brutal, callous, cold, cold fish*, cold-blooded*, dark, disagreeable, distressing, dour, exacting, grievous, grim, hard-boiled*, harsh, hostile, inclement, intemperate, intolerable, obdurate, painful, perverse, pitiless, rigorous, rugged, severe, stern, strict, stringent, stubborn, thick-skinned*, tough, unfeeling, unjust, unkind, unpleasant, unrelenting, unsparing, unsympathetic, vengeful, hard as nails, rancorous, resentful |
| Antonyms: | merciful, mild, nice, pleasant, sensitive, sympathetic |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hard |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | with difficulty |
| Synonyms: | awkwardly, badly, carefully, hardly, harshly, inconveniently, laboriously, painfully, roughly, severely, strenuously, vigorously, agonizingly, arduously, burdensomely, cumbersomely, cumbrously, distressingly, exhaustingly, gruelingly, ponderously, tiredly, toilsomely, unwieldily, with great effort |
| Antonyms: | easily, moderately |
| Main Entry: | hard |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | true, indisputable |
| Synonyms: | absolute, actual, bare, cold, definite, down-to-earth, genuine, plain, positive, practical, pragmatic, realistic, sure, undeniable, unvarnished, verified |
| Antonyms: | disputable, doubtful, inexact, questionable, uncertain, untrue |
| Main Entry: | hard |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | with resentment |
| Synonyms: | hardly, reluctantly, slowly, sorely, bitterly, keenly, rancorously |
| Antonyms: | indulgently, tolerantly |
| Main Entry: | hard |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in a fixed manner |
| Synonyms: | close, fast, firm, firmly, tight, solidly, steadfastly, tightly |
| Antonyms: | yielding, unfixedly |
| Main Entry: | alcoholic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intoxicating |
| Synonyms: | hard, brewed, distilled, fermented, inebriant, inebriating, sprituous, vinous |
| Antonyms: | non-alcoholic |
| Main Entry: | backbreaking |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | strenuous |
| Synonyms: | arduous, grueling, hard, laborious, punishing, taxing, toilsome, wearisome, exhausting |
| Main Entry: | bang |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | suddenly, with force |
| Synonyms: | hard, headlong, precisely, smack, straight, suddenly, abruptly, head on, noisily |
| Antonyms: | slowly |
| Main Entry: | brassy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | vulgar, loud to the senses |
| Synonyms: | arrant, barefaced, blatant, bold, brash, brazen, flashy, flirtatious, forward, garish, gaudy, grating, hard, harsh, impudent, insolent, jarring, jazzy, loudmouthed, noisy, obtrusive, pert, piercing, rude, saucy, shameless, showy, shrill, strident, blaring, overbold, unabashed, unblushing |
| Antonyms: | careful, cautious, circumspect, humble, prudent |
| Main Entry: | callous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cruel, insensitive |
| Synonyms: | apathetic, careless, cold, cold-blooded, hard, hard-boiled, hardened, hardhearted, heartless, impassive, impenitent, indifferent, inflexible, insensate, insensible, insensitive, obdurate, soulless, spiritless, stiff, stony, stubborn, thick-skinned, torpid, tough, unaffected, unbending, uncaring, unconcerned, unfeeling, unresponsive, unsympathetic, blind to, case-hardened, deaf to, hard-bitten, indurated, insentient, inured, toughened, uncompassionate, unimpressionable, unsusceptible |
| Notes: | callus is a hard patch of skin; callous is an adjective meaning 'indifferent to suffering' or 'hardened' |
| Antonyms: | compassionate, feeling, kind, nice, sensitive, sympathetic, tender |
| Main Entry: | closely |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | approximately, carefully |
| Synonyms: | by the skin of one's teeth, exactly, firmly, hard, heedfully, in conjunction with, intently, intimately, jointly, meticulously, mindfully, minutely, nearly, punctiliously, scrupulously, searchingly, sharply, similarly, strictly, thoughtfully |
| Main Entry: | cold-hearted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unfeeling |
| Synonyms: | cold, detached, hard, harsh, heartless, indifferent, insensitive, uncaring, unemotional, unfriendly, unkind, unsympathetic, hard-hearted, stony-hearted, unloving |
| Antonyms: | warm-hearted |
| Main Entry: | complicated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | difficult, complex |
| Synonyms: | abstruse, arduous, can of worms*, convoluted, difficult, elaborate, fancy, hard, intricate, involved, knotty, labyrinthine, mixed, perplexing, problematic, puzzling, recondite, sophisticated, troublesome, various, Byzantine, Daedalean, Gordian, entangled, gasser, hi-tech, interlaced, mega factor, wheels within wheels |
| Antonyms: | easy, facile, simple |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | contemptuous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | arrogant, insolent |
| Synonyms: | audacious, bold, cavalier, cheeky, condescending, cool, derisive, disdainful, disrespectful, hard, hard-nosed, haughty, high and mighty*, insulting, opprobrious, sardonic, scornful, sneering, snippy, snobbish, snooty*, snotty*, supercilious, temperamental, uppity, upstage, cold-shoulder, contumelious, derisory, dog it, high hat, on high horse |
| Antonyms: | humble, polite, respected, shy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cruel |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | vicious, pitiless; causing pain |
| Synonyms: | atrocious, barbarous, bestial, bitter, bloodthirsty, brutal, callous, cold-blooded, degenerate, depraved, evil, excruciating, ferocious, fierce, flinty, hard, harsh, hateful, heartless, hellish, implacable, inexorable, inhuman, malevolent, merciless, monstrous, painful, pernicious, poignant, relentless, revengeful, ruthless, sadistic, sinful, spiteful, tyrannical, unfeeling, unkind, unnatural, unrelenting, vengeful, vicious, virulent, wicked, brutish, demoniac, hard-hearted, inhumane, rancorous |
| Antonyms: | charitable, compassionate, considerate, feeling, gentle, kind, merciful, sympathetic, thoughtful, uncruel |
| Main Entry: | demanding |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | challenging, urgent |
| Synonyms: | ambitious, bothersome, clamorous, critical, dictatorial, difficult, exacting, exigent, fussy, grievous, hard, imperious, importunate, insistent, onerous, oppressive, pressing, querulous, strict, stringent, taxing, tough, troublesome, trying, wearing, weighty, backbreaker, exhausting, nagging |
| Antonyms: | easy, facile, trivial, unchallenging, undemanding |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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