Hardship Synonyms

32 hardship synonyms include privation, deprivation, destitution, poverty, austerity, penury, want, need, neediness, and beggary. Hardship is a noun, and its antonyms are prosperity and ease. Here are some additional synonyms for "hardship" with example sentences.

Another word for Hardship

32 other ways to say hardship.

  • wretchedness  
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  • want
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  • trouble
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  • tribulation  
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  • trials and tribulations  
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  • trials  
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  • travails  
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  • suffering
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  • ruination  
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  • ruin
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  • privation  
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  • poverty
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  • penury  
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  • pain
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  • neediness  
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  • need
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  • misfortune  
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  • misery  
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  • impecuniousness  
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  • impecuniosity  
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  • hassle  
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  • financial distress  
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  • distress
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  • disaster
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  • dire straits  
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  • destitution  
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  • deprivation  
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  • calamity  
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  • beggary  
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  • austerity  
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  • affliction  
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  • adversity
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Use hardship in a Sentence

hardship often builds resilience and strength.

She overcame hardship with determination.

They faced cruel treatment and hardship.