HARD as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • not easy
   • requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
   Synonym(s)
   • difficult (what does difficult mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a difficult task
   • nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access
   • difficult times
   • a difficult child
   • found himself in a difficult situation
   • why i
   Antonym(s)
   • easy (what does easy mean?)
   Similar To
   • ambitious (what does ambitious mean?)
   • challenging (what does challenging mean?)
   • arduous (what does arduous mean?)
   • awkward (what does awkward mean?)
   • embarrassing (what does embarrassing mean?)
   • sticky (what does sticky mean?)
   • unenviable (what does unenviable mean?)
   • baffling (what does baffling mean?)
   • knotty (what does knotty mean?)
   • problematic (what does problematic mean?)
   • problematical (what does problematical mean?)
   • catchy (what does catchy mean?)
   • tricky (what does tricky mean?)
   • delicate (what does delicate mean?)
   • ticklish (what does ticklish mean?)
   • fractious (what does fractious mean?)
   • hard-fought (what does hard-fought mean?)
   • Herculean (what does Herculean mean?)
   • nasty (what does nasty mean?)
   • tight (what does tight mean?)
   • rocky (what does rocky mean?)
   • rough (what does rough mean?)
   • rugged (what does rugged mean?)
   • tough (what does tough mean?)
   • stubborn (what does stubborn mean?)
   • tall(a) (what does tall(a) mean?)
   • thorny (what does thorny mean?)
   • troublesome (what does troublesome mean?)
   • trying (what does trying mean?)
   • vexed (what does vexed mean?)
   • serious (what does serious mean?)
   See Also
   • demanding (what does demanding mean?)
   • effortful (what does effortful mean?)
   • hard (what does hard mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • difficulty (what does difficulty mean?)
   • difficultness (what does difficultness mean?)
2. Meaning
   • characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion
   • especially physical effort
   Synonym(s)
   • arduous (what does arduous mean?)
   • backbreaking (what does backbreaking mean?)
   • grueling (what does grueling mean?)
   • gruelling (what does gruelling mean?)
   • heavy (what does heavy mean?)
   • laborious (what does laborious mean?)
   • punishing (what does punishing mean?)
   • toilsome (what does toilsome mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • worked their arduous way up the mining valley
   • a grueling campaign
   • hard labor
   • heavy work
   • heavy going
   • spent many laborious hours on the project
   • set a
   Similar To
   • effortful (what does effortful mean?)
3. Meaning
   • dried out
   Usage Example(s)
   • hard dry rolls left over from the day before
   Similar To
   • stale (what does stale mean?)
4. Meaning
   • unfortunate or hard to bear
   Synonym(s)
   • tough (what does tough mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • had hard luck
   • a tough break
   Similar To
   • bad (what does bad mean?)
5. Meaning
   • not yielding to pressure or easily penetrated
   Usage Example(s)
   • hard as rock
   Antonym(s)
   • soft (what does soft mean?)
   Similar To
   • adamantine (what does adamantine mean?)
   • al dente (what does al dente mean?)
   • corneous (what does corneous mean?)
   • hornlike (what does hornlike mean?)
   • horny (what does horny mean?)
   • erect (what does erect mean?)
   • tumid (what does tumid mean?)
   • firm (what does firm mean?)
   • solid (what does solid mean?)
   • granitic (what does granitic mean?)
   • granitelike (what does granitelike mean?)
   • rocklike (what does rocklike mean?)
   • stony (what does stony mean?)
   • hardened (what does hardened mean?)
   • set (what does set mean?)
   • lignified (what does lignified mean?)
   • woody (what does woody mean?)
   • marmoreal (what does marmoreal mean?)
   • marmorean (what does marmorean mean?)
   • ossified (what does ossified mean?)
   • petrified (what does petrified mean?)
   • petrous (what does petrous mean?)
   • stonelike (what does stonelike mean?)
   • slaty (what does slaty mean?)
   • slatey (what does slatey mean?)
   • steely (what does steely mean?)
   • unpadded (what does unpadded mean?)
   • semihard (what does semihard mean?)
   See Also
   • solid (what does solid mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • hardness (what does hardness mean?)
6. Meaning
   • metaphorically hard
   Usage Example(s)
   • a hard fate
   • took a hard look
   • a hard bargainer
   • a hard climb
   Antonym(s)
   • soft (what does soft mean?)
   Similar To
   • brutal (what does brutal mean?)
   • cruel (what does cruel mean?)
   • harsh (what does harsh mean?)
   • rigorous (what does rigorous mean?)
   • unkind (what does unkind mean?)
   • calculating (what does calculating mean?)
   • calculative (what does calculative mean?)
   • conniving (what does conniving mean?)
   • scheming (what does scheming mean?)
   • shrewd (what does shrewd mean?)
   • case-hardened (what does case-hardened mean?)
   • hardened (what does hardened mean?)
   • hard-boiled (what does hard-boiled mean?)
   • steely (what does steely mean?)
   • stiff (what does stiff mean?)
   • uphill (what does uphill mean?)
   See Also
   • difficult (what does difficult mean?)
   • hard (what does hard mean?)
   • insensitive (what does insensitive mean?)
   • merciless (what does merciless mean?)
   • unmerciful (what does unmerciful mean?)
   • tough (what does tough mean?)
7. Meaning
   • of speech sounds
   Antonym(s)
   • soft (what does soft mean?)
   Similar To
   • plosive (what does plosive mean?)
   • velar (what does velar mean?)
8. Meaning
   • having a high alcoholic content
   Synonym(s)
   • strong (what does strong mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • hard liquor
   Similar To
   • alcoholic (what does alcoholic mean?)
9. Meaning
   • very strong or vigorous
   Synonym(s)
   • knockout (what does knockout mean?)
   • severe (what does severe mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • strong winds
   • a hard left to the chin
   • a knockout punch
   • a severe blow
   Similar To
   • strong (what does strong mean?)
10. Meaning
    • having undergone fermentation
    Synonym(s)
    • fermented (what does fermented mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • hard cider
    Similar To
    • soured (what does soured mean?)

HARD as ADVERB

1. Meaning
   • with effort or force or vigor
   Usage Example(s)
   • the team played hard
   • worked hard all day
   • pressed hard on the lever
   • hit the ball hard
   • slammed the door hard
   Pertainym(s)
   • arduous (what does arduous mean?)
   • backbreaking (what does backbreaking mean?)
   • grueling (what does grueling mean?)
   • gruelling (what does gruelling mean?)
   • hard (what does hard mean?)
   • heavy (what does heavy mean?)
   • laborious (what does laborious mean?)
   • punishing (what does punishing mean?)
   • toilsome (what does toilsome mean?)
2. Meaning
   • to the full extent possible
   • all the way
   Usage Example(s)
   • hard alee
   • the ship went hard astern
   • swung the wheel hard left
3. Meaning
   • slowly and with difficulty
   Usage Example(s)
   • prejudices die hard
   Pertainym(s)
   • difficult (what does difficult mean?)
   • hard (what does hard mean?)
4. Meaning
   • causing great damage or hardship
   Synonym(s)
   • severely (what does severely mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • industries hit hard by the depression
   • she was severely affected by the bank’’s failure
   Pertainym(s)
   • severe (what does severe mean?)
5. Meaning
   • with firmness
   Synonym(s)
   • firmly (what does firmly mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • held hard to the railing
6. Meaning
   • earnestly or intently
   Usage Example(s)
   • thought hard about it
   • stared hard at the accused
7. Meaning
   • with pain or distress or bitterness
   Usage Example(s)
   • he took the rejection very hard
8. Meaning
   • very near or close in space or time
   Usage Example(s)
   • it stands hard by the railroad tracks
   • they were hard on his heels
   • a strike followed hard upon the plant’’s opening
9. Meaning
   • into a solid condition
   Usage Example(s)
   • concrete that sets hard within a few hours
   Pertainym(s)
   • hardened (what does hardened mean?)
   • set (what does set mean?)
10. Meaning
    • indulging excessively
    Synonym(s)
    • heavily (what does heavily mean?)
    • intemperately (what does intemperately mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • he drank heavily
    Antonym(s)
    • lightly (what does lightly mean?)
    Pertainym(s)
    • intemperate (what does intemperate mean?)
    • hard(a) (what does hard(a) mean?)
    • heavy (what does heavy mean?)