In this harsh, petty world where money does the talking, his way of life is like a breath of fresh air.
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Harsh
/hɑɹʃ/
Synonyms for "harsh" (462 found)
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Closest matches (93)
Adjective(14 words)
abruptabsonantabusiveacerbacerbicacidacidulousacridacrimoniousacuteafflictiveaggressiveagonizingajaramaroidalasperousastringentatonalatrociousaustere
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authoritarianbarbaricbarbarousbearishbeastlybiliousbitingbitterbitter as gallblaringbleakbluffbluntblurredbowellessbrashbrassybrazenbreathybristlybrusquebrutalbrutishburdensomeburningcacophonouscausticcavalierchokedchokingcholericchurlishclashingclumsycoarsecollidingcomfortlessconflictingconfusedcorrugatedcrackedcraggedcraggycrampingcrinkledcroakingcroaky
Verb(2 words)
Noun(9 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (138)
crosscrudecruelcrumpledcrustycurtcuttingdemandingdiaphonicdisagreeablediscomfortingdisconsonantdiscordantdiscourteousdisharmonicdisharmoniousdissonantdistressingdog-eat-dogdoggerel
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domineeringdoricdouble edgeddouble-edgeddourdraconiandrasticdrawlingdrawlydrydysphemisticdysphonicear-piercingedgedescharoticexactingexcruciatingexhaustingexigentfierceflatflintyforbiddingfullgarishgauntglaringgnawinggracelessgranulargratinggravegravellygrimgrindinggripinggrossgrouchygruffgutturalhairyhardharrowingharsh-soundinghawkingheartlessheavyheavy-handedhoarsehurtfulhurtinghuskyimmelodiousimperativeimpoliteimproperimpurein bad tasteinarticulateincisiveinclementinconcinnateinconcinnousincongruousincorrectindecorousindistinctinelegantinexorableinfelicitousinharmonicinharmoniousinhumaninjuriousintemperateirascibleironboundirritatingjaggedjaggyjanglingjanglyjarringjostlingkeenlispinglooseloudlow
Adjective(18 words)
Verb(1 words)
Related words (231)
Noun(10 words)
Adjective(32 words)
medievalraspierrestrictive environmentrigidrough guessrougherscathing reviewscratchierscratchiestscreechysearing heatseveresevere harmsevere language deficitsseverershrillershrilleststarkersternstern reprimand
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sternerstifferstiffeststricterunflatteringunpleasant moodunrelentingunsweetverbal attackviciousvirulent microbevituperative
mercilessmetallicmeticulousmispronouncedmordaciousmordantmusiclessmuzzynasalnastynoisynonmelodiousnose ticklingnose-ticklingoffoff coloroff keyoff-coloroff-keyoff-tone
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onerousoppressiveout of pitchout of toneout of tuneoutlandishoverburdensomeovercriticalpainfulparoxysmalpeevishpenetratingpetulantpiercingpiquantpitilesspoignantpungentpunishingpunitivequaveringrackingraggedraspingraucidraucousrelentlessremorselessrigorousrockboundrockyroughroupyruderuggedrugoserugousrustyruthlesssarcasticsavagesaw toothedsaw-toothedsawtoothscabrousscathingscorchingscraggedscragglyscraggyscrapingscratchyserrateserratedsevereshaggyshakingshakysharpshootingshortshort-temperedshrillsnaggedsnaggledsnaggysnippysnufflingsourspartanspartanicspasmaticspasmicspasmodicspleneticsquawkingsquawkysqueakystabbingstarksternstertorousstiffstifledstingingstonystrangledstrictstridentstridulousstringentstrongstubblysullensurlyswingeingtangytarttastelessthickthroatytighttinnytormentingtorturoustoughtremuloustrenchanttruculenttunelesstwangytyrannicaltyrannousunciviluncomfortableuncompassionateuncompassioneduncourtlyuncouthundignifieduneuphoniousunevenunfeelingunfelicitousunflatteringunforgivingunfriendlyungentleungracefulunharmoniousunkindunlevelunmelodiousunmercifulunmusicalunpitifulunpityingunpleasantunpolishedunrefinedunremorsefulunseemlyunsmoothunsparingunsympatheticunsympathizinguntunableuntuneduntunefulunyieldingvehementvelarviolentvirulentvitriolicvituperativevulgarwarringwaspishwearingwearyingweightywildwithout mercywrinkled
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More general
6 entriesMore specific
8 entriesabrasive texturecoarse finishdraconian measureharsh colorharsh contrastharsh lightingpunitive sanctionstringent policy
Collocations
6 entriesharsh climateharsh criticismharsh environmentharsh lightingharsh penaltiesharsh tone
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
2 entriessimilar
19 entriesShowing 16 of 19 words.
Sample sentences
26 total sentences available.
I stepped outside and was bathed in the harsh, direct sunlight.
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The tundra has a harsh climate.
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I didn't mean to sound so harsh.
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Showing 4 of 26 available sentences.