Antonyms for hard-pressed

Grammar : Adj

Spell : hahrd-prest

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɑrdˈprɛst

Definition of hard-pressed

As in harried : adj pressured

Example sentences :

Dancing, hard-pressed, made a dash to break through the circle to liberty.
Extract from : « The Mountain Divide » by Frank H. Spearman

For a while he was hard-pressed by this ugly, poison-toothed creature.
Extract from : « The Status Civilization » by Robert Sheckley

It was on this account that he gave easy terms to the hard-pressed Sultan.
Extract from : « The Story of Russia » by R. Van Bergen, M.A.

He will also, when hard-pressed, take the most desperate leaps to avoid his foes.
Extract from : « The Western World » by W.H.G. Kingston

The American farmers in our county were quite as hard-pressed as their neighbours from other countries.
Extract from : « My Antonia » by Willa Cather

Bigot burst into a wild laugh, as was his wont when hard-pressed.
Extract from : « The Golden Dog » by William Kirby

Of course the suits of some of the suitors had been hard-pressed by Mrs. Valentine.
Extract from : « Ladies-In-Waiting » by Kate Douglas Wiggin

Business is dull and he is hard-pressed by competitive houses.
Extract from : « The Jessica Letters: An Editor's Romance » by Paul Elmer More

But your suggestion, Natty, is worthy of consideration, if we are hard-pressed.
Extract from : « In the Wilds of Africa » by W.H.G. Kingston

At last we got within a hundred yards of the hard-pressed herd.
Extract from : « In the Wilds of Africa » by W.H.G. Kingston

Synonyms for hard-pressed

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