Harsh


Synonyms for harsh
adj rough, crude (to the senses)

hard
grim
severe
rigid
sharp
bitter
strident
bleak
coarse
acrid
astringent
cacophonous
clashing

cracked
craggy
disagreeing
discordant
dissonant
disturbing
earsplitting
flat
glaring
grating
guttural
hoarse
incompatible

jagged
jarring
noisy
off-key
rasping
raucous
rugged
rusty
sour
uneven
unrelenting
croaking
unmusical

asperous
caterwauling
creaking
jangling
not smooth
out-of-key
out-of-tune
screeching
stridulous
tuneless
unlevel
unmelodious

Antonyms for harsh

pliable
facile
pleasant
cheerful
kind
peaceful
pleasing
courteous

polite
flexible
pliant
soft
yielding
easy
mild
nice

bright
sunny
calm
moderate
bland
low
gentle
smooth

Synonyms
adj nasty, abusive

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

inexact
tolerant
kind
facile
considerate
friendly
compassionate
merciful
pleasant
wonderful

cheerful
peaceful
pleasing
courteous
polite
flexible
gentle
nice
easy
giving

sympathetic
mild
calm
agreeable
good
bland
smooth
soft

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