Synonyms for hard-pressed
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : hahrd-prest |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɑrdˈprɛst |
Top 10 synonyms for hard-pressed Other synonyms for the word hard-pressed
Définition of hard-pressed
- As in harried : adj pressured
- 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
Antonyms for hard-pressed
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