1. (noun)adversity, hardship, hard knocks a state of misfortune or affliction Synonyms: rigor, rigourousness, severeness, adversity, hardship, severity, grimness, asperity, rigorousness, rigour, hard knocks
2. (noun)adversity a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event Synonyms: hard knocks, hardship
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'adversity'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. adversity Misfortune is adverse fortune or any instance thereof, any untoward event, usually of lingering character or consequences, and such as the sufferer is not deemed directly responsible for; as, he ha Synonyms: misfortune, adversity, disappointment, ill fortune, ruin, affliction, disaster, ill luck, sorrow, bereavement, distress, misadventure, stroke, blow, failure, mischance, trial, calamity, hardship, misery, tribulation, chastening, harm, mishap, trouble, chastisement, ill, reverse, visitation Antonyms: blessing, consolation, gratification, pleasure, success, boon, good fortune, happiness, prosperity, triumph, comfort, good luck, joy, relief