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harsher
adjective as in rough, crude (to the senses)
Strong match
Weak matches
- acrid
- asperous
- astringent
- cacophonous
- caterwauling
- clashing
- cracked
- craggy
- creaking
- croaking
- disagreeing
- discordant
- dissonant
- disturbing
- earsplitting
- flat
- glaring
- grating
- guttural
- hoarse
- incompatible
- jagged
- jangling
- jarring
- noisy
- not smooth
- off-key
- out-of-key
- out-of-tune
- rasping
- raucous
- rugged
- rusty
- screeching
- sour
- stridulous
- tuneless
- uneven
- unlevel
- unmelodious
- unmusical
- unrelenting
Example Sentences
Mr Harrison said the Welsh government "aren't currently looking at that", but he would like to see harsher penalties for fly tippers.
According to the NFL’s policy and program on substances of abuse, discipline for first-time violators of law involving alcohol could face a three-game suspension without pay, with some “aggravating circumstances” allowing for a harsher penalty.
And Trump’s decision to pick Rubio and Waltz suggests his administration will “take a much harsher, muscular approach with China,” says Lyle Morris from the Asia Society’s Centre for China Analysis.
In handing down a harsher sentence, Anderson referred to Moore as a “wolf in sheep’s clothing.”
State voters also passed Proposition 36, which will enact harsher penalties for certain types of thefts and drug crimes.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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