HARD KNOCKS Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the phrase hard knocks. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for HARD KNOCKS
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| arduous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort • taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance • difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill | ||||||
| challenging | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • requiring full use of your abilities or resources • stimulating interest or thought • disturbingly provocative | ||||||
| demanding | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill | ||||||
| difficult | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure • hard to control | ||||||
| grueling | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort | ||||||
| harsh | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles adjective satellite • unpleasantly stern • unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses • unkind or cruel or uncivil • severe • sharply disagreeable; rigorous | ||||||
| rigorous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard • demanding strict attention to rules and procedures | ||||||
| rough | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • having or caused by an irregular surface • of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped • causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements • not shaped by cutting or trimming noun • the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short adverb • with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly') • with rough motion as over a rough surface adjective satellite • (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse • not quite exact or correct • full of hardship or trials • violently agitated and turbulent • unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound • ready and able to resort to force or violence • not carefully or expertly made • not perfected • unpleasantly stern • unkind or cruel or uncivil verb • prepare in preliminary or sketchy form | ||||||
| strenuous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • characterized by or performed with much energy or force • taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance | ||||||
| tough | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not given to gentleness or sentimentality • physically toughened • resistant to cutting or chewing noun • someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing • an aggressive and violent young criminal • a cruel and brutal fellow adjective satellite • very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution • substantially made or constructed • violent and lawless • feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad') • unfortunate or hard to bear • making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe | ||||||
| adversity | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of misfortune or affliction • a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event | ||||||
| hardship | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of misfortune or affliction • something hard to endure • something that causes or entails suffering | ||||||
