305 Synonyms & Antonyms For HARD

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Definitions hard [hahrd] / hɑrd / ADJECTIVE rocklike Synonyms STRONGEST solid strong tough STRONG concentrated WEAK adamantine callous compact compacted compressed consolidated dense firm hardened impenetrable indurate indurated inflexible iron packed rigid rocky set stiff stony thick unyielding Antonyms STRONGEST delicate soft vulnerable weak WEAK flexible malleable pliable pliant yielding ADJECTIVE difficult, exhausting Synonyms STRONGEST arduous complicated heavy rough serious terrible tough troublesome WEAK backbreaking bothersome burdensome demanding difficile distressing effortful exacting fatiguing formidable grinding hairy herculean intricate involved irksome knotty labored laborious mean merciless murder onerous operose rigorous rugged scabrous severe slavish sticky strenuous tiring toilful toilsome unsparing uphill uphill battle wearing wearisome wearying Antonyms STRONGEST easy facile WEAK flexible simple ADJECTIVE cruel, ruthless Synonyms STRONGEST bleak grim harsh painful tough WEAK acrimonious angry antagonistic austere bitter brutal callous cold cold fish cold-blooded dark disagreeable distressing dour exacting grievous hard as nails hard-boiled hostile inclement intemperate intolerable obdurate perverse pitiless rancorous resentful rigorous rugged severe stern strict stringent stubborn thick-skinned unfeeling unjust unkind unpleasant unrelenting unsparing unsympathetic vengeful Antonyms STRONGEST cheerful easygoing gentle kind nice pleasant WEAK flexible merciful mild pliable sensitive soft sympathetic ADJECTIVE true, indisputable Synonyms STRONGEST positive sure WEAK absolute actual bare cold definite down-to-earth genuine plain practical pragmatic realistic undeniable unvarnished verified Antonyms STRONGEST doubtful indefinite uncertain unsure WEAK disputable inexact questionable sympathetic untrue ADVERB with great force Synonyms STRONGEST heavily seriously strongly vigorously STRONG severely WEAK actively angrily animatedly boisterously briskly brutally cruelly earnestly energetically ferociously fiercely forcibly frantically furiously intensely keenly like fury madly meanly painfully powerfully relentlessly rigorously roughly rowdily savagely sharply spiritedly sprightly stormily tumultuously turbulently uproariously urgently viciously violently vivaciously wildly with all one's might Antonyms STRONGEST lightly WEAK easily gently moderately softly tolerantly yielding ADVERB with determination Synonyms STRONGEST closely WEAK assiduously diligently doggedly earnestly exhaustively industriously intensely intensively intently painstakingly persistently searchingly sharply steadily strenuously thoroughly unremittingly untiringly Antonyms WEAK easily gently moderately softly tolerantly unenthusiastically yielding ADVERB with difficulty Synonyms STRONGEST badly vigorously STRONG severely WEAK agonizingly arduously awkwardly burdensomely carefully cumbersomely cumbrously distressingly exhaustingly gruelingly hardly harshly inconveniently laboriously painfully ponderously roughly strenuously tiredly toilsomely unwieldily with great effort Antonyms WEAK easily ADVERB with resentment Synonyms WEAK bitterly hardly keenly rancorously reluctantly slowly sorely Antonyms WEAK easily enthusiastically indulgently tolerantly ADVERB in a fixed manner Synonyms STRONGEST close fast tight STRONG firmly WEAK firm solidly steadfastly tightly Antonyms WEAK easily gently moderately unfixedly yielding

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The pair said that they worked hard to ensure that their private lives remain exactly that: private.

From MarketWatch

Airline and banking stocks were hit hard in Asian trade, a pattern that continued at the European open.

From The Wall Street Journal

It will become even harder to spot what is real and what is, in AI terms, deepfake.

From BBC

The precious metal has hit record highs over the past year, supported by central-bank buying and strong inflows into exchange-traded funds as investors shy away from sovereign bonds and currencies in favor of hard assets.

From The Wall Street Journal

It has also learnt from previous mistakes in terms of reducing contact in training and improving the HIA protocol, which is simply now too hard to cheat as the words are constantly changing.

From BBC

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