harshness - Similar and Opposite Words

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Here are the synonyms for harshness , a list of similar words for harshness from our thesaurus that you can use

Noun

excessive sternness

Synonyms

• hardness
• harshness
• inclemency
• rigor
• rigorousness
• rigour
• rigourousness
• severeness
• severity
• stiffness

More generic

• sternness
• strictness

Noun

the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance

Synonyms

• cruelness
• cruelty
• harshness

More generic

• malevolence
• malevolency
• malice

More specific

• brutality
• ferociousness
• murderousness
• savagery
• viciousness

Noun

the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions

Synonyms

• abrasiveness
• harshness
• scratchiness

More generic

• raggedness
• roughness

Noun

the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses

Synonyms

• harshness
• roughness

More generic

• unpleasantness

More specific

• gruffness
• hoarseness
• huskiness

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