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Adjective
Example: “The work is hard.”
Synonyms: difficult
Antonyms: easy
Adverb
Example: “I can hardly hear you.”
Synonyms: barely
Antonyms: easily
Example: “She is a diligent student.”
Synonyms: hardworking, careful
Antonyms: lazy
Verb
Example: “It is hard to conceive a better plan.”
Synonyms: imagine, think of
Antonyms: misunderstand
Noun
Example: “The program supports child welfare.”
Synonyms: well-being, support
Antonyms: hardship
Example: “The road is long.”
Synonyms: street, way
Antonyms: field
Example: “This software is easy to use.”
Synonyms: program, application
Antonyms: hardware
Example: “The glass is on the shelf.”
Example: “She was in the unenviable position of choosing who to dismiss.”
Synonyms: unpleasant, awkward
Antonyms: enviable, desirable
Example: “The room’s stuffiness made it hard to breathe.”
Synonyms: staleness, formality
Antonyms: freshness, openness
Example: “Her career is a testament to hard work.”
Synonyms: proof, evidence
Antonyms: disproof, denial
Example: “For many, education is a path to salvation from poverty.”
Synonyms: rescue, deliverance
Antonyms: ruin, damnation
Example: “It was hard to cope with the pressure.”
Synonyms: manage, deal with
Antonyms: fail, collapse
Example: “She began to sob after hearing the news.”
Synonyms: cry hard
Antonyms: laugh
Example: “The test was quite easy.”
Synonyms: fairly, rather
Antonyms: hardly
Example: “Sleep deprivation can reduce concentration.”
Synonyms: lack, hardship
Antonyms: abundance, comfort
Example: “The mass of the object is hard to measure exactly.”
Synonyms: bulk, quantity
Antonyms: emptiness
Example: “The wall is made of stone.”
Synonyms: rock
Antonyms:
Example: “She is smart and hardworking.”
Synonyms: clever
Antonyms: stupid
Example: “This box is too heavy.”
Synonyms: weighty
Antonyms: light
Example: “It was a foggy morning.”
Synonyms: misty
Antonyms: clear
Example: “The document was superfluously long and hard to scan.”
Synonyms: unnecessarily
Antonyms: essentially
Example: “Fragmentation of the market makes scaling harder.”
Synonyms: splitting
Antonyms: integration
Example: “Emotional manipulation can be hard to detect.”
Synonyms: influence
Antonyms: honesty
Example: “The gate is rusty and hard to open.”
Synonyms: corroded
Antonyms: shiny
Example: “The old piano keys were made of ivory.”
Example: “It is hard to predict the outcome.”
Synonyms: forecast, expect
Antonyms: guess
Example: “This test is easy.”
Synonyms: simple
Antonyms: hard
Example: “It’s a paradox that more options can make decisions harder.”
Example: “There was a subtle shift in his tone.”
Synonyms: insidious, delicate, pernicious
/meɪnˈteɪn/
Example: “It’s hard to maintain quality.”
Synonyms: assert, sustain, observe
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