HARSHER Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word harsher. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| brutal | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering • punishingly harsh • resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility • disagreeably direct and precise | ||||||
| relentless | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty • never-ceasing | ||||||
| rigorous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard • demanding strict attention to rules and procedures | ||||||
| ruthless | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • without mercy or pity | ||||||
| severe | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality • very strong or vigorous • severely simple • unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment • causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm • very bad in degree or extent | ||||||
| stern | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • the rear part of a ship • United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920) • the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on adjective satellite • of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect • not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty • severe and unremitting in making demands • severely simple | ||||||
| strict | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint adjective satellite • rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard • (of rules) stringently enforced • incapable of compromise or flexibility • severe and unremitting in making demands | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| unrelenting | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty • punishingly harsh • never-ceasing | ||||||
| unyielding | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • stubbornly unyielding • resistant to physical force or pressure | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| abrasive | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • a substance that abrades or wears down adjective satellite • causing abrasion • sharply disagreeable; rigorous | ||||||
| coarse | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles adjective satellite • lacking refinement or cultivation or taste • of low or inferior quality or value | ||||||
