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- pronunciation:
- hard
- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
harder, hardest |
| definition 1: |
not soft; solid; firm; tough.
a hard rock- synonyms:
- firm
- antonyms:
- soft, spongy, squashy
- similar words:
- compact, crisp, rigid, solid, steely, stony, tough
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| definition 2: |
marked by difficulty.
a hard climba hard job- synonyms:
- arduous, difficult, tough, troublesome
- antonyms:
- easy, light, snap
- similar words:
- complex, knotty, laborious, nasty, painful, rough, stiff, thorny, toilsome, tricky
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| definition 3: |
troublesome to deal with.
a hard situation- synonyms:
- difficult
- antonyms:
- easy, simple
- similar words:
- knotty, painful, stiff, tough, tricky, troublesome
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| definition 4: |
energetic; vigorous.
a hard worker- synonyms:
- energetic, industrious, laborious, vigorous
- antonyms:
- lazy
- similar words:
- assiduous, diligent, sedulous, zealous
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| definition 5: |
marked by the ability to cause pain or do damage; severe; harsh.
a hard winterhard wordshard feelings- synonyms:
- difficult, nasty, severe, tough
- antonyms:
- comfortable, easy, gentle, light, mild, soft
- similar words:
- bad, damaging, devastating, dour, grievous, harsh, injurious, painful, rigorous, rough, trying
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| definition 6: |
without grace or softness.
a hard face- synonyms:
- harsh
- antonyms:
- gentle
- similar words:
- callous, dour, indurate, ruthless, stern, unfeeling, unrelenting, unsympathetic
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| definition 7: |
strict, demanding, or critical.
She is a hard teacher but fair.Don't be so hard on the boy.- synonyms:
- demanding, harsh, rigorous, severe, strict
- antonyms:
- easy, easygoing, soft
- similar words:
- dour, exacting
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| definition 8: |
of water, containing a lot of mineral deposits.
- antonyms:
- soft
- similar words:
- mineral
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| related words: |
bare, compact, dour, evil, good, grueling, hardhearted, heavy, herculean, inhuman, oppressive, robust, rugged, severe, sore, stiff, strenuous, unbending |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| inflections: |
harder, hardest |
| definition 1: |
with much effort; strenuously; diligently.
He worked hard in the fields.I thought hard about the problem.- synonyms:
- arduously, strenuously
- antonyms:
- easily, easy
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| definition 2: |
in a harsh or severe manner.
She looked at me hard.- synonyms:
- harshly, severely
- antonyms:
- casually, soft
- similar words:
- rough
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| definition 3: |
with great force or severity.
It rained hard last night.He hit me hard.- synonyms:
- fiercely, violently
- antonyms:
- gently, lightly, slightly
- similar words:
- plump
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Word Builder: hard +
- harden:
to make hard or harder.
- hardworking:
giving a strong effort.
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