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Hard

/hɑːd/

A firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.

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📖 Definitions of "Hard"

noun

1
A firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
2
A tyre whose compound is softer than superhards, and harder than mediums.
3
Crack cocaine.
4
Hard labor.
"The prisoners were sentenced to three years' hard."

adjective

1
(of material or fluid) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty.
2
(personal or social) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty.
3
Unquestionable.
"hard evidence; a hard requirement"
4
(of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.
"At the intersection, there are two roads going to the left. Take the hard left."

adverb

1
(manner) With much force or effort.
"At the intersection, bear hard left."
2
(manner) With difficulty.
"His degree was hard earned."
3
So as to raise difficulties.
4
(manner) Compactly.
"The lake had finally frozen hard."

🔄 Synonyms of "Hard"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
arduous	Needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance.
shrewd	Showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters.
delicatenoun	Easily damaged or requiring careful handling.
vexed	annoyed, irritated or distressed
heavynoun	(of any physical thing) Having great weight.
severenoun	Very bad or intense.
setverb	(transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
fractious	Irritable; argumentative; quarrelsome.
strongnoun	(loosely) Possessing power, might, or strength.
serious	Important; weighty; not insignificant.
challengingnoun	Difficult, hard to do.
stiffnoun	(of an object) Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.
ambitious	(of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.
roughnoun	Not smooth; uneven.
difficultverb	Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.
rigorous	Showing, causing, or favoring rigour/rigor; scrupulously accurate or strict; thorough.
horny	(slang) Sexually aroused, with or without physical manifestation; experiencing a feeling of sexual desire.
rugged	(of a person) Strong, sturdy, well-built.
badnoun	Of low quality.
brutal	Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner.
toughverb	(of a material) Strong and resilient; sturdy.
stubbornnoun	Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something.
gruelingnoun	Alternative spelling of gruelling. [Very difficult or taxing; exhausting; backbreaking.]
stalenoun	No longer fresh, in reference to food, urine, straw, wounds, etc.
conniving	That connives; conspiratorial.

↔️ Antonyms of "Hard"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
softnoun	Easily giving way under pressure.
easynoun	Requiring little skill or effort.
lightly	In a light manner.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hard"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
hardened	Having been accustomed or desensitized to something unpleasant through exposure or experience; inured.
stiff	(of an object) Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.
tough	(of a material) Strong and resilient; sturdy.
severe	Very bad or intense.
challenging	Difficult, hard to do.
tryingverb	Difficult to endure; arduous.
case-hardened	(figuratively, by extension) Hardened by experience.
severely	In a severe manner.
difficult	Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.
arduous	Needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance.
labourious	Obsolete form of laborious. [Requiring much physical effort; toilsome.]
tricky	Hard to deal with, complicated.
laborious	Requiring much physical effort; toilsome.
tight	Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
semihard	Somewhat hard.
toilsome	Requiring continuous physical effort; laborious.
gruelling	Very difficult or taxing; exhausting; backbreaking.
backbreaking	(figuratively) Of work, very physically tiring.
punishing	That punishes physically and/or mentally; arduous, gruelling, demanding.
rigorous	Showing, causing, or favoring rigour/rigor; scrupulously accurate or strict; thorough.