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HARSHNESSES Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the word harshnesses. (exact relations)
There are 8 hypernyms of the word harshnesses. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for HARSHNESSES

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abrasiveness
nounn
noun

• the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions

• the quality of being sharply disagreeable

cruelness
nounn
noun

• the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance

cruelty
nounn
noun

• a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering

• feelings of extreme heartlessness

• the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance

hardness
nounn
noun

• the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale

• a quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering

• devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness

• the quality of being difficult to do

• excessive sternness

inclemency
nounn
noun

• weather unsuitable for outdoor activities

• excessive sternness

rigor
nounn
noun

• something hard to endure

• the quality of being valid and rigorous

• excessive sternness

rigorousness
nounn
noun

• something hard to endure

• excessive sternness

rigour
nounn
noun

• the quality of being valid and rigorous

• something hard to endure

• excessive sternness

rigourousness
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• something hard to endure

• excessive sternness

roughness
nounn
noun

• a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven

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

• an unpolished unrefined quality

• used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather

• rowdy behavior

• the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion

• harsh or severe speech or behavior

scratchiness
nounn
noun

• the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions

severeness
nounn
noun

• used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather

• something hard to endure

• extreme plainness

• excessive sternness

severity
nounn
noun

• used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather

• something hard to endure

• extreme plainness

• excessive sternness

stiffness
nounn
noun

• the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend

• the property of moving with pain or difficulty

• firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action

• the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)

• excessive sternness

Best Hypernyms For HARSHNESSES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for harshnesses, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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malevolence malevolency malice raggedness roughness sternness strictness unpleasantness

Alternatives for ABRASIVENESS

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