hard
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Synonyms for hard
tough
difficult
exhausting
harsh
grim
definite
strenuously
forcefully
with difficulty
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- with difficulty
- painfully
- laboriously
hard and fast
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Synonyms for hard
unyielding to pressure or force
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physically toughened so as to have great endurance
requiring great or extreme bodily, mental, or spiritual strength
indulging in drink to an excessive degree
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rigorous and unsparing in treating others
completely lacking in compassion
bitingly hostile
established beyond a doubt
based on fact
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having or indicating an awareness of things as they really are
containing alcohol
in a violent, strenuous way
with effort
with intense energy and force
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Synonyms for hard
dispassionate
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resisting weight or pressure
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characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
(of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
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(of speech sounds)
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given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
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dried out
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with firmness
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causing great damage or hardship
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indulging excessively
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