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Adjective Solid and resistant to pressure solid firm rigid strong tough durable hardened robust steely stiff sturdy unbreakable unmalleable unpliable impenetrable impermeable indurate indurated inflexible rocklike rocky set solidified stiffened stony adamantine concentrated renitent rock-hard rock-like rock-solid unyielding as hard as iron as hard as stone concrete frozen “The glass would fall and shatter on the hard concrete floor.” Adjective Requiring a great deal of effort exhausting gruelingUS laborious strenuous tiring tough backbreaking bothersome burdensome demanding exacting fatiguing grinding gruellingUK testing troublesome wearisome wearying arduous brutal challenging crushing debilitating difficult draining excruciating harsh heavy punishing rigorous rough serious tiresome toilsome torturous unremitting back-breaking bruising depleting exigent hellish sapping severe shattering slavish taxing toilful trying unbearable unsparing uphill wearing effortful energy-consuming hellacious herculean Herculean irksome knackering labouredUK laboredUS moiling onerous operose stressful sweaty tough going difficile “It's hard work trying to get a good photo of my children who won't sit still.” Adjective Forceful in nature forceful powerful mighty powerhouse strong explosive ferocious intense almighty blistering driving potent telling violent acute energetic gutsy hefty knockout puissant punchy sharp smart titanic tremendous vigorous weighty heavy-duty “The children delivered several hard blows to the pinata with their sticks.” Adjective Difficult to comprehend or decipher difficult complicated complex puzzling challenging confounding convoluted elaborate incomprehensible intricate involved perplexing tricky baffling bewildering confusing enigmatic insoluble insolvable problematic problematical sophisticated awkward gnarly hairy knotty mind-bending mystifying spiny tangled thorny unanswerable undecipherable unfathomable “This crossword puzzle is too hard for me to solve.” Adjective Difficult to bear difficult harsh bleak dire earnest grim sombreUK somberUS distressing exacting forbidding grave grievous solemn austere awful bad harrowing inexorable inhospitable painful scabrous spartan stern straitened stringent tortuous uncomfortable unendurable unrelenting wretched agonisingUK agonizingUS biting calamitous comfortless crushing disastrous discomforting excruciating rigorous sober “A recession was predicted and the populace braced themselves for hard times to come.” Adjective Tough and exacting in one's expectations or treatment of others harsh tough cruel fierce ruthless brutal callous cold grim intense merciless stern strict uncompromising authoritarian exacting pitiless severe unsparing affectless browbeating bullying cold-blooded gruff heartless heavy-handed hostile implacable inclement no-nonsense oppressive relentless remorseless stoney tyrannical unbending unfeeling unkind unrelenting unsympathetic cold-hearted compassionless desensitisedUK desensitizedUS hardhearted hard-hearted insensitive ironfisted ironhearted mean stonyhearted stony-hearted uncharitable unforgiving unmerciful take-no-prisoners “The drill sergeant was a hard man who was constantly barking instructions loudly at his soldiers.” Adjective Able to withstand hardship determined dour formidable indefatigable resolute dogged hard-nosed hardy obstinate persistent relentless rugged single-minded steadfast stubborn tenacious unshakable unwavering unyielding bullheaded cast-iron hard as nails obdurate sturdy thick-skinned toughened unbending unflagging “It was grueling work, but he was a hard man and nothing fazed him.” Adjective Hardworking in nature diligent conscientious hard-working industrious keen dependable dutiful earnest tireless assiduous dynamic energetic enthusiastic indefatigable sedulous unflagging untiring zealous persevering persistent spirited “I feel lucky to have a group of hard workers in my team.” Adjective Unquestionable or indisputable indisputable genuine incontrovertible indubitable unambiguous undeniable unquestionable unequivocal absolute unassailable unvarnished verified accurate bare cold confirmed definite inarguable incontestable irrefutable true unarguable unchallengeable beyond doubt open and shut “We must rely on hard facts to reach a determination as opposed to the whims of those with vested interests.” Adjective Based on fact factual real documented true valid verifiable well-founded authentic credible demonstrable provable reliable unembellished actual bona fide cogent confirmable documentary down-to-earth evident historical literal logical matter-of-fact nonfictional objective realistic certain “I will need some hard information on this matter, and not just something you made up.” Adjective Confronting or thought-provoking in nature confronting thought-provoking challenging deep difficult hard-hitting reflective confrontational heavy profound provocative serious thoughtful weighty insightful intensive “His life was a mess and it was time to ask himself some hard questions about the choices he had made.” Adjective Established and not subject to change rigid firm strict stringent final fixed hard-line rigorous set tight determinate fast hard-and-fast inflexible ironclad settled stiff unalterable unbending uncompromising unmoving unyielding inexpugnable unbreakable unchanging undeviating hard-nosed iron-fisted set in stone dyed-in-the-wool “These are the hard rules of the establishment that you must abide by.” Adjective Bitter or resentful in nature resentful bitter aggrieved embittered indignant rancorous spiteful angry contemptuous discontented disdainful disgruntled malcontent scornful sore unforgiving “He still harbored hard feelings toward those who had wronged him in the past.” Adverb With great force forcefully powerfully strongly vigorously forcibly mightily severely aggressively energetically explosively ferociously fiercely firmly intensely rigorously spiritedly actively animatedly assertively boisterously briskly earnestly emphatically frantically furiously like fury madly relentlessly robustly strenuously wildly with all one's might with force with might and main with vigour roughly savagely viciously violently vivaciously “The athlete threw the javelin hard so as to cover as much distance as possible.” Adverb With determination or diligence diligently conscientiously industriously determinedly meticulously painstakingly persistently tirelessly untiringly very hard arduously assiduously busily doggedly earnestly expeditiously fervently feverishly indefatigably intently laboriously purposefully resolutely strenuously thoroughly unremittingly willfully zealously ardently continuously enthusiastically exhaustively intensely intensively obstinately really hard sedulously slavishly steadily unabatedly unflaggingly unrelentingly vigilantly vigorously wearilessly all out flatstick with application with perseverance like billy-o like crazy like mad “He had a burning ambition to become a professional cartoonist, and he worked hard daily to improve his craft.” Adverb With difficulty arduously exhaustingly laboriously gruellinglyUK gruelinglyUS ponderously strenuously tiresomely tiringly toilsomely wearyingly burdensomely cumbersomely cumbrously onerously with great effort after a struggle not without difficulty painfully troublesomely with difficulty with effort “Having returned from a knee injury, Federer's victory over Nadal in the Australian Open was hard earned.” Adverb In an emotionally difficult manner badly sadly agonisinglyUK agonizinglyUS despairingly despondently joylessly miserably cheerlessly dejectedly disconsolately dispiritedly dolefully downheartedly emotionally forlornly glumly harshly inconsolably ruefully sorrowfully sullenly unhappily crestfallenly deeply dismally distressfully distressingly dolorously gloomily gravely grievously intensely keenly lugubriously mirthlessly morosely mournfully plaintively profoundly regretfully seriously severely wailfully woefully wretchedly low-spiritedly “He took the news of the Bitcoin crash hard as he had a lot invested in the cryptocurrency.” Adverb (of rain) In a torrential manner heavily steadily strongly intensely torrentially turbulently bucketloads buckets cats and dogs in sheets in torrents pitchforks stair rods stormily “It rained hard and all of our plans for the day had been ruined.” Adverb (of one's gaze) In a highly interested or concerned manner closely intently keenly earnestly firmly scrupulously scrutinizingly searchingly attentively carefully critically heedfully intimately meticulously sharply thoughtfully with concentration “Edith gazed hard at the intricate doll in the shop window, longing to play with it someday.” Adverb In a steadfast manner close fast firm tight firmly tightly determinedly devotedly doggedly earnestly indefatigably loyally obstinately resolutely staunchly stubbornly tenaciously unflinchingly unrelentingly unwaveringly unyieldingly willfully through thick and thin urgently vigorously with a will “During times of adversity, we must hold hard to our core principles more than ever.” Adverb In a resentful manner bitterly indignantly rancorously resentfully painfully sorely with resentment “The household budget was tight, and she complained hard about the electric bill.” Adverb Such as to render something solid solid rigidly solidly fast firmly inflexibly like a rock securely stiffly thoroughly tight “The lake had frozen hard during the bitter cold of the winter months.” Adverb In a harsh or severe manner harshly brutally mercilessly ruthlessly callously cruelly oppressively severely fiercely heavily brutishly ferociously heartlessly inhumanely inhumanly pitilessly relentlessly remorselessly savagely sternly tyrannically unmercifully unrelentingly unsparingly viciously abusively angrily cold-bloodedly cold-heartedly hard-heartedly “The Government reacted by clamping down hard on the civil unrest.” Adverb Indulging excessively indulgently intemperately excessively heavily wantonly hedonically immoderately recklessly self-indulgently abandonedly carelessly degenerately dissolutely heedlessly rakishly senselessly unreasonably wildly “They partied hard into the night.” Adjective Unwavering from one's opinion or persuasion unwavering headstrong immovable intractable obstinate unflinching bullheaded hardheaded hard-nosed inconvincible mulish opinionated pertinacious pigheaded rock-ribbed single-minded steadfast stiff-necked unmovable wilful willful “Despite evidence to the contrary, he refused to change his hard opinions on the matter.” Adjective (of liquor) Having an intoxicating nature inebriating intoxicating intoxicative spiritous spirituous sprituous strong alcoholic boozy concentrated inebriant intoxicant potent powerful vinous “I try to avoid drinking too much hard liquor as I do not enjoy being over-inebriated.” Adjective (of drugs or narcotics) Strong or potent in nature addictive dependency causing habit-forming harmful narcotic hooking “His life was ruined once he started using hard drugs.” Adjective (of the elements) Harsh and severe bleak bitterly cold cold harsh severe arctic bitter extreme freezing glacial icy icy-cold polar Siberian “This year's winter has been particularly hard.” Find more words! 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