adj. Function: adjective
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Synonyms: FIRM 2, solid
Related Words: compacted, compressed, concentrated, consolidated, packed; callous, hardened, indurate, indurated, set; adamantine, flinty, granitic, iron, ironhard
Contrasted Words: fluid, liquid; flabby, limp; ductile, malleable, plastic, pliable, pliant; elastic, flexible, limber, resilient, supple
Antonyms: soft
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Synonyms: SPIRITUOUS , alcoholic, ardent, strong
Antonyms: soft
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Synonyms: REALISTIC , down-to-earth, hard-boiled, hardheaded, matter-of-fact, practical, pragmatic, sober, unfantastic, un-idealistic
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Synonyms: INSENSIBLE 5, anesthetic, bloodless, dull, impassible, insensate, insensitive, rocky
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Synonyms: INTENSIVE , blood-and-guts, deep, intense, profound
6 demanding great toil and effort FF1C; a hard but rewarding task FF1E;
Synonyms: arduous, difficile, difficult, effortful, formidable, heavy, knotty, labored, laborious, operose, rough, rugged, serious, severe, slavish, sticky, strenuous, terrible, toilful, toilsome, tough, uphill
Related Words: burdensome, exacting, onerous; complex, complicated, intricate, involved, scabrous; backbreaking, distressing, exhausting, fatiguing, grinding, tiring, wearing, wearisome, wearying; bothersome, demanding, irksome, rocky, straining, troublesome, trying; merciless, unsparing
Contrasted Words: effortless, facile, light, simple, smooth
Antonyms: easy
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Synonyms: ACTUAL 2, absolute, factual, genuine, positive, sure-enough
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Synonyms: GRIM 2, austere, bleak, dour, harsh, severe, stringent
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Synonyms: SEVERE 3, bitter, brutal, harsh, inclement, intemperate, rigorous, rugged