Synonyms for Harshness

Synonyms for "harshness" (292 found)

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Closest matches (59)

Noun(9 words)

cruelty rigor roughness severity abrasiveness abusiveness asperities bleakness bloodshed

abominability abruptness acerbity acidity acidulousness acridity acrimony acuteness aggressiveness animality aphoniaartificial voiceasperity astringency atrocity austerity authoritarianism babelbad tastebarbarism

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barbarity barbarousness baseness bearishness beastliness bite bitingness bitterness bloodlust bluntness bombasticness boorishness brashnessbroken speechbroken tonesbroken voicebrusqueness brusquerie brutality bumpiness cacology cacophony causticitychildish treblechoked voicechoppiness churlishness clamor clash

Adjective(1 words)

abrasive tone

Strong matches (87)

clumsiness coarseness contemptibility contrarietycracked voicecragginess croak crow crudeness cruelty crustiness cumbrousness curtness cuttingness demandingness despicability despicableness destructiveness discipline discord

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Noun(4 words)

condemning cruelness hardness inclemency

Adjective(1 words)

cruel disposition

Related words (146)

jangle jar joltiness keennesslack of finishlack of polishleadenness lisp lisping loathsomenessloss of voicemalignity mercilessnessmere noisemeticulousness mindlessness mordacity mordancy murderousnessmuzzy speech

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nasal tonenasalization nastiness nauseousness noise noisomeness nonuniformity noxiousness objectionability objectionableness obnoxiousness obscenity odiousness offensiveness piquancy pitilessness poignancy point pompousness ponderousnesspoor dictionpungency putridity putridness quaver raggedness raspiness raucity rebarbativeness regimentation relentlessness remorselessness repellence repellency repugnance repulsivenessrigid disciplinerigor rottennessrough airroughness rudeness ruggedness rugosity ruthlessness sarcasm savagery scraggliness scrapiness scratchiness sesquipedalianism sesquipedality severity shake sharpnessshort shriftshortness sibilationslipshod constructionsourness spartanismspeech defectspeech impedimentsternness stertorousness stiltedness sting strictness stridency stringency surliness tartness tastelessness teethtender merciesterrorism thickness throatiness tooth toughness tremor trenchancy truculence turbulence turgidity twang ugliness uncompassionateness uncouthness uneuphoniousness unevenness unfeelingness unforgivingness ungentleness ungracefulness unmercifulness unrefinement unremorsefulness unseemliness unsmoothness unspeakableness unsympatheticness ununiformity unwieldiness unyieldingness vandalism vehemence venom viciousness vileness violence virulence vulgarism vulgarity

Noun(12 words)

meanness rigorousness rigour rigourousnessrough edgescratchiness severeness shrillness sternness stiffness stridence unkindness

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More general

10 entries

characteristic malevolence malevolency malice quality raggedness roughness sternness strictness unpleasantness

More specific

5 entries

cruelty rigor roughness sternness strictness

Collocations

5 entries

harsh criticismharsh penaltiesharsh rulesharsh toneharsh treatment

Inflections

1 entries

harshnesses

Derivations

2 entries

harsh harshly

Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Find a mean between harshness and indulgence.

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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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