Harshness synonyms

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severity
Gravity, as of expression
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acerbity
Sharpness, bitterness, or harshness of temper, words, etc.
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easy (related)
The fact or condition of being rigorous and unsparing
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rigour
A trembling or shivering response.
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cruelty (related)
The definition of cruelty refers to unkind or mean acts, or indifference to someone's feelings or emotions.
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ugliness (related)
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rigourousness
Nonstandard spelling of rigorousness.
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artificiality (related)
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crudity
A crude action, remark, etc.
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anger (related)
(Obs.) Pain or trouble
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austerity
An austere act, habit, practice, or manner
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hardness
The quality of being hard.
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rigidity
The quality or state of being rigid; want of pliability; the quality of resisting change of form; the amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form.
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rigor
Extreme hardship or difficulty
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sternness
(Uncountable) The state or quality of being stern.
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strictness
(Uncountable) The state or quality of being strict.
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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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inclemency
Something that is inclement
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stiffness
Rigidity or a measure of rigidity.
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cruelness
The state of being cruel; cruelty
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abrasiveness
The property or quality of being abrasive
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scratchiness
The property of feeling scratchy.
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roughness
The property of being rough, coarseness.
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coldness (related)
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dullness (related)
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savagery (related)
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bleakness (related)
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coarseness (related)
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awkwardness (related)
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brutality
The state or quality of being ruthless, cruel, harsh, or unrelenting.
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tyranny (related)
The definition of tyranny is a government or ruler with total power.
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toughness
(Uncountable) The state of being tough
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Find another word for harshness. In this page you can discover 34 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for harshness, like: severity, acerbity, easy, rigour, cruelty, ugliness, rigourousness, artificiality, crudity, anger and austerity.
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Harshness Sentence Examples

  • Why did they not seem inflicted by the harshness his people knew?

  • But the harshness certainly reflects a characteristic attitude of mind.

  • In the middle notes of the musical register the maximum harshness occurs when the beats are about 30.

  • As crown lawyer his treatment of the accused was marked by more than the harshness and violence common in his time; and the fame of the victim has caused his behaviour in the trial of Raleigh to be lastingly remembered against him.

  • His bishops were already becoming odious to his nobles; his prorogation of General Assemblies continued, and the brothers Melville, called to England, were treated with unconstitutional harshness.

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