Adj. | 1. | hard - not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "a difficult child"; "found himself in a difficult situation"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?" Synonyms: difficult |
2. | hard - metaphorically hard; "a hard fate"; "took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer"; "a hard climb" Antonyms: soft - metaphorically soft; "my father is a soft touch"; "soft light"; "a soft rain"; "a soft Southern drawl"; "soft brown eyes"; "a soft glance" | |
3. | hard - not yielding to pressure or easily penetrated; "hard as rock" Antonyms: soft - lacking in hardness relatively or comparatively | |
4. | hard - very strong or vigorous; "strong winds"; "a hard left to the chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a severe blow" | |
5. | hard - characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace" | |
6. | hard - of speech sounds Antonyms: soft - of speech sounds; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh') | |
7. | hard - of a drinker or drinking; indulging intemperately; "does a lot of hard drinking"; "a heavy drinker" Synonyms: heavy | |
8. | hard - having undergone fermentation; "hard cider" Synonyms: fermented | |
9. | hard - having a high alcoholic content; "hard liquor" Synonyms: strong | |
10. | hard - unfortunate or hard to bear; "had hard luck"; "a tough break" Synonyms: tough | |
11. | hard - dried out; "hard dry rolls left over from the day before" | |
Adv. | 1. | hard - with effort or force or vigor; "the team played hard"; "worked hard all day"; "pressed hard on the lever"; "hit the ball hard"; "slammed the door hard" |
2. | hard - with firmness; "held hard to the railing" Synonyms: firmly | |
3. | hard - earnestly or intently; "thought hard about it"; "stared hard at the accused" | |
4. | hard - causing great damage or hardship; "industries hit hard by the depression"; "she was severely affected by the bank's failure" Synonyms: severely | |
5. | hard - slowly and with difficulty; "prejudices die hard" | |
6. | hard - indulging excessively; "he drank heavily" Synonyms: intemperately, heavily | |
7. | hard - into a solid condition; "concrete that sets hard within a few hours" | |
8. | hard - very near or close in space or time; "it stands hard by the railroad tracks"; "they were hard on his heels"; "a strike followed hard upon the plant's opening" | |
9. | hard - with pain or distress or bitterness; "he took the rejection very hard" | |
10. | hard - to the full extent possible; all the way; "hard alee"; "the ship went hard astern"; "swung the wheel hard left" |