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| Main Entry: | harsh | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective | |
| Definition: | Disagreeable to the sense of hearing. | |
| Synonyms: | dry, grating, hoarse, jarring, rasping, raspy, raucous, rough, scratchy, squawky, strident | |
| Synonym Collection v1.1 | ||
| Main Entry: | harsh | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective | |
| Synonyms: | acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acidulent, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, antagonistic, asperous, astringent, austere, bitter, bluff, blunt, brazen, brusque, brute, cacophonous, cacophonous: austere, caustic, churlish, clashing, coarse, crude, cruel, curt, desolate, disagreeable, discordant, discourteous, disharmonious, dissonant, district, draconian, drastic, fell, ferocious, glaring, grating, grim, gruff, guttural, hard, hoarse, inclement, inexorable, inharmonious, inurbane, jarring, mean, morose, nasty, pungent, rasping, raspy, raucous, relentless, repellent, repulsive, rigorous, rough, ruthless, scathing, severe, sharp, sour, spartan, stark, stern, strict, strident, stringent, truculent, uncharitable, uncivil, unfeeling, ungentle, ungracious, unkind, unpleasant, unremitting, vinegary | |
| Synonym Collection v1.1 | ||
| Main Entry: | harsh | |
| Part of Speech: | noun | |
| Synonyms: | acerbity, asperity, cacophony, discordance, harshness, inclemency, mordacity, rigor | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | bitter | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective | |
| Definition: | Having a noticeably sharp pungent taste or smell. | |
| Synonyms: | acerbic, acrid, sour | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | bitter | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective | |
| Definition: | Causing sharp, often prolonged discomfort. | |
| Synonyms: | brutal, hard, rough, severe | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | bleak | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective | |
| Definition: | Cold and forbidding. | |
| Synonyms: | austere, dour, grim, hard, severe, stark | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | rough | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective | |
| Definition: | Having a surface that is not smooth. | |
| Synonyms: | coarse, cragged, craggy, ironbound, jagged, ragged, rugged, scabrous, uneven | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | severe | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective | |
| Definition: | Rigorous and unsparing in treating others. | |
| Synonyms: | demanding, exacting, hard, rigid, stern, strict, tough, unyielding | |
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