1. (noun)
harshness, abrasiveness, scratchiness
- the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
Synonyms:
harshness, rigor, cruelty, scratchiness, severeness, rigour, severity, rigourousness, inclemency, rigorousness, hardness, abrasiveness, cruelness, stiffness, roughness
2. (noun)
harshness, roughness
- the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses
Synonyms:
pitting, indentation, severeness, rigor, crudeness, inclemency, severity, roughness, hardness, stiffness, scratchiness, rough water, rowdiness, disorderliness, harshness, cruelness, choppiness, rigorousness, cruelty, rowdyism, abrasiveness, raggedness, rigourousness, rigour
3. (noun)
cruelty, cruelness, harshness
- the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
Synonyms:
mercilessness, rigor, pitilessness, inclemency, roughness, hardness, ruthlessness, scratchiness, stiffness, harshness, cruelness, severeness, rigorousness, cruelty, inhuman treatment, abrasiveness, severity, rigourousness, rigour
4. (noun)
severity, severeness, harshness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness, stiffness
- excessive sternness
Synonyms:
insensibility, ruggedness, callosity, grimness, awkwardness, severeness, rigor, unfeelingness, austereness, harshness, hardness, asperity, stiffness, callousness, scratchiness, roughness, cogency, gracelessness, inclemency, inclementness, badness, bad weather, hardship, rigorousness, cruelty, cruelness, clumsiness, abrasiveness, severity, rigourousness, rigour, validity
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Synonyms of 'harshness'
