Synonyms for hard-pressed
ˈhɑrdˈprɛsthard-pressed

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1. hard-pressedadjective

   Barely able.

   Although they are still available, I think we would be hard-pressed to find one on short notice.

   Synonyms:
   hard put

2. hard-pressedadjective

   Synonyms:
   dire straits

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1. distressed, hard-pressed, hard put, in a bad way(p)adjective

   facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty

   "distressed companies need loans and technical advice"; "financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices"; "we were hard put to meet the mortgage payment"; "found themselves in a bad way financially"

   Antonyms:
   untroubled

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1. Paul Scofield:

   These birds evolved in different hemispheres, millions of years apart, but from a distance you would be hard-pressed The giant penguins, like these Kumimanu, that lived in Aotearoa New Zealand around 60 million years ago bore a striking resemblance to some plotopterids. (Mark Witton) to tell them apart, plotopterids looked like penguins, they swam like penguins, they probably ate like penguins -- but they werent penguins.

2. Kevin Kiley:

   You'd be hard-pressed to find any action by any governor that did more harm or for worse reasons.

3. Beverly Keel:

   You'd be hard pressed to hear a lot of female voices on country music these days, and the belief in country radio is you shouldn't play two female songs back-to-back and that women don't want to hear other women on the radio.

4. Amelia Irvine:

   Professor Christine Fair should remember that she has Republican students in her classes, is she accusing them of hating women as well? I think Fair would be hard pressed to call herself unbiased in the classroom when she’s spewing hate like an immature teenager online.

5. Jeff Miller:

   One would be hard-pressed to find the perfect government program, and I'm sure some of my colleagues were more skeptical than others in the early stages of the JSF program.