Hard : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'hard': discover synonyms for the word hard, such as hardened or stiff.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as hard. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": tough and difficult.


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Synonyms for hard sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for hard Degree of synonymy of hard Frequency in the language
hardened
   40042 1.14  
stiff
   40040 10.25  
tough
   40040 90.51  
severe
   40040 9.41  
challenging
   40040 3.80  
trying
   40040 448.02  
case-hardened
   40040  
severely
   40039 3.02  
difficult
   40039 60.16  
arduous
   40038 0.67  
labourious
   40038  
tricky
   40038 7.96  
laborious
   40038 0.12  
tight
   40038 50.92  
semihard
   40038  
toilsome
   40038 0.08  
gruelling
   40038 0.12  
backbreaking
   40037 0.12  
punishing
   40037 2.92  
rigorous
   40037 0.84  

Lexical field of "hard"

tough
difficult
tricky
rough
bad
trying
harsh
backbreaking
stubborn
punishing
solid
challenging
arduous
grueling
brutal
strong
nasty
tight
rocky
laborious
rugged
steely
stiff
heavily
sticky
heavy
herculean
problematic
delicate
awkward
hardened
toilsome
uphill
shrewd
cruel
unkind
rigorous
catchy
troublesome
thorny
problematical
severe
embarrassing
firmly
fractious
stale
baffling
vexed
stony
calculative