Hardship Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Hardship

difficulty
Something that is difficult, as a hard problem or an obstacle or objection
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suffering
An instance of pain or distress.
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misfortune
Misfortune is bad luck or a distressing occurrence.
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accident
(Military) An unplanned event that results in injury (including death) or occupational illness to person(s) and/or damage to property, exclusive of injury and/or damage caused by action of an enemy or hostile force.
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calamity
Dire distress resulting from loss or tragedy.
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trial
The definition of a trial is a hearing in a court case, a test or a hardship.
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rigour
A trembling or shivering response.
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asperity
Harshness of manner; ill temper or irritability.
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rigor
(Obsolete) Stiffness or rigidity.
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tribulation
An experience that tests one's endurance, patience, or faith.
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adversity
A state of wretchedness or misfortune; poverty and trouble
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severity
Something severe, as a punishment
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severeness
The property of being severe.
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rigorousness
The property of being rigorous, strictness.
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rigourousness
Nonstandard spelling of rigorousness.
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hard knocks
The practical experiences of life, including hardships and disappointments:
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catastrophe
(Geol.) A sudden, violent change, such as an earthquake
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peril
Something that may cause harm or injury
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sorrow
That which produces such suffering; trouble, loss, affliction, etc.
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worry
Something that causes anxiety
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affliction
Anything causing pain or distress; calamity
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endurance
Ability to endure hardship.
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handicap
A disability.
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injury
A particular form of hurt, damage, or loss:
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visitation
The legal right of a divorced or separated parent to visit a child
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vicissitude
Vicissitude is an unpredictable change in your luck or circumstances.
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reverse
The opposite or contrary:
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grimness
The characteristic or quality of being grim
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Antonyms for Hardship

gain
A notch or mortise cut into a board to receive another part.
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benefit
An advantage, help, sake or aid from something.
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good
Goodness; virtue:
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blessing
A thing one is glad of.
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prosperity
The condition of being prosperous.
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advantage
Gain or benefit
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profit
Profit is a benefit or gain, usually monetary.
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favor
The object of regard; person or thing favoured.
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assistance
Aid; help; the act or result of assisting.
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Words Related to Hardship

disaster
An occurrence causing widespread destruction and distress; a catastrophe.
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grief
Trouble or difficulty, or an instance of this:
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distress
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privation
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injustice
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misery
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easy
Something that obstructs progress and requires great effort to overcome
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Hardship Sentence Examples

  • There was hardship, but scarcely any opposition.

  • The hardship of attendance at the county courts was to some extent obviated.

  • The Persians of Cyrus were a vigorous race of husbandmen, living in a healthy climate, accustomed to hardship, brave and upright.

  • In any case a quick afternoon nap is no hardship for most people.

  • He accomplished the winter journey safely, though with considerable danger and hardship; and shortly after his return was appointed lieutenant-colonel of a Virginia regiment, under Colonel Joshua Fry.

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