Harsh Synonyms and Antonyms

härsh
Having a surface that is not smooth
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. coarse
  2. cragged
  3. craggy
  4. ironbound
  5. jagged
  6. ragged
  7. rough
  8. rugged
  9. scabrous
  10. uneven
Inharmonious
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. grating
  2. hoarse
  3. jarring
  4. rasping
  5. raucous
  6. strident
  7. cacophonous
  8. discordant
  9. dissonant
  10. clashing
  11. sharp
  12. raspy
  13. sour
  14. rough
  15. jangling
  16. rusty
  17. dry
  18. absonant
  19. inconsonant
  20. creaking
  21. jangled
  22. clamorous
  23. acerb
  24. cracked
  25. acerbate
  26. acerbic
  27. acidulent
  28. acidulous
  29. out-of-tune
  30. acrid
  31. acrimonious
  32. antagonistic
  33. unmelodious
  34. asperous
  35. astringent
  36. austere
  37. bitter
  38. screeching
  39. bluff
  40. blunt
  41. earsplitting
  42. brazen
  43. brusque
  44. caterwauling
  45. brute
  46. stridulous
  47. cacophonous: austere
  48. caustic
  49. churlish
  50. disturbing
  51. abrasive
  52. coarse
  53. off-balance
  54. crude
  55. cruel
  56. noisy
  57. curt
  58. desolate
  59. flat
  60. disagreeable
  61. discourteous
  62. disharmonious
  63. out of key
  64. district
  65. draconian
  66. tuneless
  67. drastic
  68. fell
  69. unmusical
  70. ferocious
  71. glaring
  72. off-key
  73. grim
  74. disagreeing
  75. gruff
  76. guttural
  77. hard
  78. uncongenial
  79. scratchy
  80. inclement
  81. unsympathetic
  82. inexorable
  83. inharmonious
  84. uncomforting
  85. inurbane
  86. incompatible
  87. mean
  88. morose
  89. nasty
  90. squawky
  91. pungent
  92. relentless
  93. repellent
  94. repulsive
  95. rigorous
  96. ruthless
  97. scathing
  98. severe
  99. spartan
  100. stark
  101. stern
  102. strict
  103. stringent
  104. truculent
  105. uncharitable
  106. uncivil
  107. unfeeling
  108. ungentle
  109. ungracious
  110. unkind
  111. unpleasant
  112. unremitting
  113. vinegary
Having a noticeably sharp pungent taste or smell
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. acerbic
  2. acrid
  3. bitter
  4. sour
Rigorous and unsparing in treating others
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. demanding
  2. exacting
  3. hard
  4. rigid
  5. severe
  6. stern
  7. strict
  8. tough
  9. unyielding

Words Related to Harsh

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Harsh Sentence Examples

  • Her voice was harsh and raspy.

  • Protected from the harsh winter storms, the valley was already lush and green.

  • I was shocked at how harsh reality can be.

  • The robed man returned and spoke in the harsh tongue.

  • That affair was the same thing as this soldier with the harsh voice, and it was that affair and this soldier that were so agonizingly, incessantly pulling and pressing his arm and always dragging it in one direction.

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