Hard synonyms

Bucketloads, adamantine, forceful, herculean, assiduous, austere, badass, siberian, actual, alcoholic, addictive, after a struggle, acutely, and badly are all synonyms for hard. Soft and light are antonyms of hard. And here are 288 another word for hard.

Another word for hard

1. firm

Adamantine, as hard as iron, as hard as stone, close-packed, compact, compacted, compressed, dense, firm, flinty, frozen, hardened, impenetrable, inflexible, resistant, rigid, rocklike, solid, solidified, steely, stiff, stony, strong, tough, unbreakable, unmalleable, unpliable, unyielding, and renitent are all synonyms for hard.

2. forceful

Forceful, heavy, hefty, mighty, powerful, sharp, smart, strong, vigorous, violent, and tremendous are all another word for hard.

3. arduous

Herculean, arduous, back-breaking, baffling, bewildering, challenging, complex, complicated, demanding, difficult, enigmatic, exacting, exhausting, exigent, fatiguing, formidable, gnarly, gruelling, heavy, hellish, impenetrable, incomprehensible, insoluble, insolvable, intricate, involved, killing, knackering, knotty, laborious, mind-bending, murderous, mystifying, onerous, perplexing, problematic, punishing, puzzling, rigorous, spiny, strenuous, tangled, taxing, testing, thorny, ticklish, tiring, toilsome, tough, unanswerable, unfathomable, uphill, wearying, and wildering are all synonyms for hard.

4. diligent

Assiduous, conscientious, diligent, earnest, energetic, enthusiastic, hard-working, indefatigable, industrious, keen, persevering, persistent, sedulous, unflagging, untiring, zealous, and studious are all another word for hard.

5. grim

Austere, bad, bleak, dark, difficult, dire, disagreeable, distressing, grim, harsh, insupportable, intolerable, painful, severe, spartan, straitened, tough, unbearable, uncomfortable, unendurable, unpleasant, and awful are all synonyms for hard.

6. strict

Badass, callous, cold-hearted, cold, cruel, demanding, exacting, firm, grim, hard-boiled, hard-hearted, harsh, heartless, implacable, inflexible, intolerant, intransigent, lacking compassion, merciless, obdurate, oppressive, pitiless, rigorous, ruling with a rod of iron, ruthless, severe, standing no nonsense, stern, strict, stubborn, tough, tyrannical, unbending, uncompromising, unfair, unfeeling, unfriendly, unjust, unkind, unrelenting, unsparing, unsympathetic, unyielding, vicious, and solid are all another word for hard.

7. bitterly cold

Siberian, arctic, bitter, bitterly cold, bleak, cold, extreme, freezing, glacial, harsh, icy-cold, icy, polar, severe, and baltic are all synonyms for hard.

8. reliable

Actual, bare, bold, cold, confirmed, definite, harsh, indisputable, plain, reliable, true, undeniable, unquestionable, unvarnished, verifiable, and unembellished are all another word for hard.

9. alcoholic

Alcoholic, inebriating, intoxicating, potent, spirituous, stiff, strong, vinous, and intoxicant are all synonyms for hard.

10. strong

Addictive, causing dependency, habit-forming, harmful, strong, and narcotic are all another word for hard.

11. diligently

After a struggle, all out, arduously, assiduously, busily, conscientiously, diligently, doggedly, earnestly, energetically, enthusiastically, indefatigably, industriously, intensely, like billy-o, like crazy, like mad, painfully, persistently, sedulously, steadily, untiringly, with application, with difficulty, with effort, with perseverance, and laboriously are all synonyms for hard.

12. forcefully

Acutely, badly, bucketloads, buckets, cats and dogs, deeply, energetically, fiercely, forcefully, forcibly, gravely, grievously, harshly, heavily, in sheets, in torrents, intensely, keenly, powerfully, profoundly, roughly, seriously, severely, sharply, stair rods, steadily, strenuously, strongly, vigorously, violently, with all one's might, with force, with great effort, with might and main, with vigour, and pitchforks are all another word for hard.

Hard synonym statistics

Hard synonym page has a variety of synonyms that differ in length. 2 synonyms with 3, and 17 letters and 13 synonyms with 4 letters. 27 synonyms with 5 letters and 31 synonyms with 6 letters.

29 synonyms with 7 letters and 34 synonyms with 8 letters. 37 synonyms with 9 letters and 39 synonyms with 10 letters. 23 synonyms with 11 letters and 14 synonyms with 12 letters. 10 synonyms with 13 letters and 4 synonyms with 14 letters. 3 synonyms with 15 letters and 5 synonyms with 16 letters. 1 synonym with 18, and 20 letters. For a total of 275 another word for hard.

Hard sentences

He worked hard all day.

The exam was really hard.

She hit the ball hard.

It's hard to stay awake.

Related Words for hard

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    • Opposites: hero, braveheart
    • Part of speech: noun
  2. Afterwards
    • Synonyms: later, later on
    • Opposites: before, previously
    • Part of speech: adjective
  3. Charge
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    • Opposites: withdraw, retreat
    • Part of speech: verb
  4. Lifeguard
    • Synonyms: Rescuer, safety officer
    • Opposites: bystander, drowning
    • Part of speech: noun
  5. Reward
    • Synonyms: recompense, pay
    • Opposites: punishment, penalty
    • Part of speech: verb
  6. Rewarding
    • Synonyms: satisfying, gratifying
    • Opposites: unrewarding, disappointing, unfulfilling
    • Part of speech: adjective
  7. Looking forward
    • Synonyms: Anticipating, expecting
    • Opposites: looking back, dreading
    • Part of speech: adverb
  8. Charm
    • Synonyms: delight, please
    • Opposites: repulsion, annoyance
    • Part of speech: verb
  9. Charming
    • Synonyms: delightful, pleasing
    • Opposites: unpleasant, repulsive
    • Part of speech: adjective
  10. Harmony
    • Synonyms: euphony, polyphony
    • Opposites: discord, conflict
    • Part of speech: noun
  11. Share
    • Synonyms: split, divide
    • Opposites: be excluded from, withhold, keep
    • Part of speech: verb
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    • Synonyms: uncomplicated, simple
    • Opposites: complicated, difficult
    • Part of speech: adjective
  13. Sharp
    • Synonyms: keen, sharp-edged
    • Opposites: dull, blunt
    • Part of speech: adjective
  14. Characterize
    • Synonyms: distinguish, make distinctive
    • Opposites: obscure, misrepresent
    • Part of speech: verb
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    • Synonyms: in the direction of, to
    • Opposites: away from, against
    • Part of speech: preposition
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    • Synonyms: privation, deprivation
    • Opposites: prosperity, ease
    • Part of speech: noun
  17. Harm
    • Synonyms: injury, hurt
    • Opposites: benefit, good
    • Part of speech: noun
  18. Awkward
    • Synonyms: difficult, tricky
    • Opposites: easy, straightforward, convenient
    • Part of speech: adjective
  19. Character
    • Synonyms: personality, nature
    • Opposites: villain, corruption
    • Part of speech: noun
  20. Hard work
    • Synonyms: Diligence, effort
    • Opposites: laziness, idleness
    • Part of speech: noun
  21. Regardless
    • Synonyms: anyway, anyhow
    • Opposites: mindful of, heedful of
    • Part of speech: adverb
  22. Harmful
    • Synonyms: damaging, injurious
    • Opposites: beneficial, harmless
    • Part of speech: adjective
  23. Standard
    • Synonyms: quality, level
    • Opposites: unusual, special
    • Part of speech: noun
  24. Harsh
    • Synonyms: grating, jarring
    • Opposites: soft, dulcet, subdued
    • Part of speech: adjective
  25. Characteristic
    • Synonyms: attribute, feature
    • Opposites: anomaly, irregularity
    • Part of speech: noun
  26. Regard
    • Synonyms: consider, look on
    • Opposites: disregard, neglect
    • Part of speech: verb
  27. Regarding
    • Synonyms: Concerning, about
    • Opposites: ignoring, disregarding
    • Part of speech: preposition