Synonyms for hard time
Grammar : Adj, noun |
Top 10 synonyms for hard time Other synonyms for the word hard time
- abhorrent
- admonishment
- affliction
- albatross
- anguish
- annoyance
- bad break
- bad luck
- bad news
- bad period
- bad scene
- bad times
- bane
- bawling out
- bawling-out
- bear market
- berating
- big trouble
- blame
- blight
- blow
- blue devils
- blue funk
- bother
- bottom
- bottom out
- bottom-out
- bounce
- brush-off
- brushoff
- bummer
- burden
- bust
- calling down
- calvary
- can of worms
- care
- castigation
- check
- chewing-out
- chiding
- clutch
- cold shoulder
- comeuppance
- complication
- contretemps
- correction
- crisis
- cross to bear
- crucible
- curse
- cut
- decline
- defeat
- deflation
- denial
- depreciation
- depression
- descent
- destitution
- devil's own luck
- difficulty
- dip
- disagreeable
- disallowance
- disapproval
- disaster
- discouragement
- dislocation
- dismissal
- displeasing
- distasteful
- distress
- double whammy
- downer
- downslide
- downswing
- downtrend
- downturn
- drag
- dressing-down
- drop
- dumps
- earful
- elimination
- evil eye
- exclusion
- exigency
- expostulation
- failure
- fall
- falling-off
- fierce
- funk
- go-by
- going over
- going-over
- grief
- grilling
- grody
- grooming
- gross
- hard cheese
- hard knock
- hard knocks
- hard luck
- hard time
- hard times
- hard-time
- hardship
- hassle
- headache
- heartache
- heartbreak
- heavy weather
- holy mess
- hot water
- hurting
- icky
- ill fortune
- ill luck
- inactivity
- inconvenience
- indigence
- inflation
- insult
- irksome
- irritation
- jam
- jinx
- kick in teeth
- kick in the teeth
- kiss of death
- lecture
- lesson
- letdown
- load
- lousy
- low
- mischance
- misery
- misfortune
- mishap
- nasty
- need
- nightmare
- nix
- no dice
- no go
- no way
- nothing doing
- nuisance
- objectionable
- objurgation
- obnoxious
- on the skids
- opposition
- oppression
- ordeal
- ostracism
- overproduction
- pain
- pain in the neck
- panic
- paralysis
- pass
- persecution
- pest
- pickle
- piece of one's mind
- pinch
- plague
- poison
- poisonous
- poverty
- privation
- punishment
- put-down
- ragging
- rain cloud
- rainy day
- rainy days
- rap
- rating
- raw deal
- rebuff
- rebuke
- recession
- refusal
- rejection
- remonstrance
- renunciation
- reprehension
- reprimand
- reproach
- reproof
- reproval
- repudiation
- repulse
- repulsive
- retrenchment
- reverse
- rigor
- rotten
- rotten luck
- row
- rut
- sag
- scolding
- scrape
- setback
- severe test
- shakeout
- slap in the face
- slap on wrist
- slide
- slight
- slip
- slowness
- slump
- snub
- sorrow
- sour
- stagflation
- stagnation
- straits
- suffering
- talking-to
- telling-off
- the skids
- the worst
- third degree
- thorn
- throe
- thumbs down
- ticklish spot
- tongue-lashing
- torture
- tough break
- tough luck
- tragedy
- trial
- tribulation
- trouble
- troublesome
- trough
- trying time
- turndown
- unacceptable
- unattractive
- uncool
- undesirable
- unemployment
- unhappiness
- unhappy
- unholy mess
- unlikable
- unlovely
- unpalatable
- upbraiding
- veto
- vexation
- vicissitude
- visitation
- want
- what for
- woe
- worry
- wretchedness
- wronging
- yucky
Définition of hard time
- As in unpleasant : adj bad
- As in rebuff : noun turning away; ignoring
- As in rebuke : noun reprimand; harsh criticism
- As in recession : noun reversal of action; reduction of business activity
- As in rejection : noun denial, refusal
- As in reprimand : noun oral punishment
- As in bad luck : noun rotten break
- As in bad time : noun agony
- As in slump : noun decline, failure
- As in trial : noun trouble, big problem
- As in tribulation : noun pain, unhappiness
- As in storm cloud : noun dark cloud
- As in adversity : noun bad luck, situation
- As in depression : noun economic decline
- As in distress : noun hardship, adversity
- No wonder Florence has a hard time of it; but isn't it wretched of me to gossip?
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- I know very well that the poor girl has a hard time of it there.
- Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
- She had had such a hard time bringing it into the world, too.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- The passage out was well enough, but homeward-bound we had a hard time of it.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- "You had a hard time of it up that rapid," said the artist in French to the boatmen.
- Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr
- They had a hard time, but they have won him over, and he is pledged to go with them.
- Extract from : « Adrift on the Pacific » by Edward S. Ellis
- Well, Mr. Peter Nichols, all I have to say is that you're apt to have a hard time.
- Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
- "I suspect you 've had rather a hard time of it," said Davis, compassionately.
- Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever
- Children must have had a hard time of it, and been frequently flogged.
- Extract from : « Bygone Punishments » by William Andrews
- I had a hard time of it too, along of that rotten old Patna racket.'
- Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad
Antonyms for hard time
- abundance
- acceptable
- acceptance
- advance
- advantage
- agreeable
- aid
- allowance
- approval
- ascent
- assistance
- benefit
- blessing
- boon
- bulge
- calm
- calmness
- cheer
- cheerfulness
- choice
- comfort
- commendation
- compliment
- contentment
- convenience
- convexity
- delicious
- delight
- delightful
- ease
- encouragement
- endorsement
- exoneration
- favor
- felicity
- flattery
- forgiveness
- fortune
- friendly
- good
- good fortune
- good luck
- great
- happiness
- happy
- health
- help
- helpful
- hope
- hopefulness
- inclusion
- increase
- joy
- joyfulness
- joyousness
- kind
- luxury
- miracle
- nice
- palatable
- peace
- pleasant
- pleasing
- pleasure
- plenty
- praise
- profit
- prosperity
- protuberance
- ratification
- recovery
- relief
- reward
- rise
- sanction
- success
- surge
- tasty
- wealth
- welcome
- wonder
- wonderful
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