- harsh
- adjective1)
a harsh voice
Syn:grating, jarring, rasping, strident, raucous, brassy, discordant, unharmonious, unmelodious; screeching, shrill; rough, coarse, hoarse, gruff, croakyAnt:soft, dulcet2)harsh colors
Syn:glaring, bright, dazzling; loud, garish, gaudy, lurid, boldAnt:subdued3)his harsh rule over them
Syn:cruel, savage, barbarous, despotic, dictatorial, tyrannical, tyrannous; ruthless, merciless, pitiless, relentless, unmerciful; severe, strict, intolerant, illiberal, iron-fisted; hard-hearted, heartless, unkind, inhuman, inhumaneAnt:kind, enlightened4)they took harsh measures to end the crisis
Syn:severe, stringent, draconian, firm, stiff, hard, stern, rigorous, grim, uncompromising; punitive, cruel, brutalAnt:lenient5)harsh words
Syn:rude, discourteous, uncivil, impolite; unfriendly, sharp, bitter, abusive, unkind, disparaging; abrupt, brusque, curt, gruff, short, surly, offhandAnt:friendly6)harsh conditions
Syn:austere, grim, spartan, hard, comfortless, inhospitable, stark, bleak, desolateAnt:comfortable7)a harsh winter
Syn:hard, severe, cold, bitter, bleak, freezing, icy; arctic, polar, SiberianAnt:balmy, mild8)harsh detergents
Syn:abrasive, strong, caustic; coarse, roughAnt:gentle, mild
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