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
3. (noun)hardship something that causes or entails suffering Synonyms: rigor, rigourousness, severeness, adversity, severity, grimness, asperity, rigorousness, rigour, hard knocks
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'hardship'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. hardship 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