Thesaurus / harshest
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synonyms for harshest
- bitter
- bleak
- grim
- hard
- rigid
- severe
- sharp
- strident
- coarse
- 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
- stringent
- tough
- unkind
- rude
- ruthless
- hard
- cruel
- brutal
- relentless
- severe
- unpleasant
- punitive
- stern
- sharp
- bitter
- grim
- austere
- discourteous
- dour
- gruff
- hairy
- hard-boiled
- hard-nosed
- mean
- pitiless
- uncivil
- unfeeling
- ungracious
- unrelenting
- wicked
- comfortless
- hard-shell
- cussed
antonyms for harshest
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- soft
- smooth
- bland
- good
- agreeable
- calm
- mild
- sympathetic
- giving
- easy
- nice
- gentle
- flexible
- polite
- courteous
- pleasing
- peaceful
- cheerful
- wonderful
- pleasant
- merciful
- compassionate
- friendly
- considerate
- facile
- kind
- tolerant
- inexact
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Ludlow's criticism, even when it was harshest, was incentive and inspiration; and her life was blank and dull on the old terms.
THE COAST OF BOHEMIAWILLIAM DEAN HOWELLSIt had evolved out of a cataclysmic past, but it could not meet the challenge of the harshest environment.
STUDENT BODYFLOYD L. WALLACEPerhaps the harshest assault on provincial sentiment had been made in summer, when during August Liberty Tree was felled.
THE SIEGE OF BOSTONALLEN FRENCHBeing in a circle of her best friends, which to her meant her keenest rivals and harshest critics, she grew rigid with anger.
A GIRL OF THE LIMBERLOSTGENE STRATTON PORTEROne of the harshest conditions of the conquest of Persia had been at all times a tax called “Jazia.”
LES PARSISD. MENANTYou would bear with lenity from a child many things, for which, in a servant, you can find nothing but the harshest names.
THE CLAIMS OF LABOURARTHUR HELPSSir Thomas More was united to a woman of the harshest temper and the most sordid manners.
CURIOSITIES OF LITERATURE, VOL. 1 (OF 3)ISAAC D'ISRAELIThus all the characters of life, the harshest contrasts, are jostled together, quelled only by the monastery rules.
MILE VERHAERENSTEFAN ZWEIGWhy is a woman the sternest critic—the harshest judge of her best friends?
A DIPLOMATIC WOMANHUAN MEEShe gave me one look—the wickedest look I ever saw, and burst out laughing—the harshest laugh I ever heard from a woman's lips.
THE QUEEN OF HEARTSWILKIE COLLINS