Find a mean between harshness and indulgence.
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Harshness
Synonyms for "harshness" (279 found)
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Closest matches (56)
crueltyseverityabominabilityabruptnessacerbityacidityacidulousnessacridityacrimonyacutenessaggressivenessanimalityaphoniaartificial voiceasperityastringencyatrocityausterityauthoritarianismbabel
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bad tastebarbarismbarbaritybarbarousnessbasenessbearishnessbeastlinessbitebitingnessbitternessbloodlustbluntnessbombasticnessboorishnessbrashnessbroken speechbroken tonesbroken voicebrusquenessbrusqueriebrutalitybumpinesscacologycacophonycausticitychildish treblechoked voicechoppinesschurlishnessclamorclashclumsinesscoarsenesscontemptibilitycontrariety
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (84)
cracked voicecragginesscroakcrowcrudenesscrustinesscumbrousnesscurtnesscuttingnessdemandingnessdespicabilitydespicablenessdestructivenessdisciplinediscorddisgustingnessdrynessdysarthriadyslaliadyslogia
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dysphasiadysphemismdysphoniadysphrasiaedgeexactingnessextremityfalsettoferociousnessfiercenessflintinessforcefoulnessfulsomenessfuriousnessgallgothicismgracelessnessgranulationgrimnessgripgrossnessgruffnessgutturalismgutturalitygutturalnesshardnesshatefulnesshawking voiceheartlessnessheavinessheinousnesshispidityhisshoarsenesshuskinessidioglossiaidiolaliaignobilityill-balanced sentencesimpairment of speechimpetuosityimproprietyimpurityinclemencyinconcinnityincorrectnessindecorousnessineleganceinelegancyinequalityinexorablenessinfelicityinhumanityintensityirregularityjaggednessjanglejarjoltiness
Noun(4 words)
Related words (139)
keennesslack of finishlack of polishleadennesslisplispingloathsomenessloss of voicemalignitymercilessnessmere noisemeticulousnessmindlessnessmordacitymordancymurderousnessmuzzy speechnasal tonenasalizationnastiness
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nauseousnessnoisenoisomenessnonuniformitynoxiousnessobjectionabilityobjectionablenessobnoxiousnessobscenityodiousnessoffensivenesspiquancypitilessnesspoignancypointpompousnessponderousnesspoor dictionpungencyputridityputridnessquaverraggednessraspinessraucityrebarbativenessregimentationrelentlessnessremorselessnessrepellencerepellencyrepugnancerepulsivenessrigid disciplinerigorrottennessrough airroughnessrudenessruggednessrugosityruthlessnesssarcasmsavageryscragglinessscrapinessscratchinesssesquipedalianismsesquipedalityshakesharpnessshort shriftshortnesssibilationslipshod constructionsournessspartanismspeech defectspeech impedimentsternnessstertorousnessstiltednessstingstrictnessstridencystringencysurlinesstartnesstastelessnessteethtender merciesterrorismthicknessthroatinesstoothtoughnesstremortrenchancytruculenceturbulenceturgiditytwanguglinessuncompassionatenessuncouthnessuneuphoniousnessunevennessunfeelingnessunforgivingnessungentlenessungracefulnessunmercifulnessunrefinementunremorsefulnessunseemlinessunsmoothnessunspeakablenessunsympatheticnessununiformityunwieldinessunyieldingnessvandalismvehemencevenomviciousnessvilenessviolencevirulencevulgarismvulgarity
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6 translations across 5 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- χαλεπότης noun (quality of being harsh)
Arabic
1 entries- جَلَافَة noun (quality of being harsh)
Catalan
1 entries- cruesa noun (quality of being harsh)
Irish
1 entries- gairge noun (quality of being harsh)
Polish
2 entries- bezpardonowość noun (quality of being harsh)
- bezwzględność noun (quality of being harsh)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Harshness should be avoided in those cases.
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The harshness of Ukraine's laws is mitigated by the fact that one doesn't have to obey them.
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I was shocked by the harshness of his tone.
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