Synonyms for harsh

Other words for “harsh”, grouped by meaning.

We found 12 synonyms for “harsh”. The most common are rough, unpleasant, coarse, coarse-grained, farinaceous.

adjective unpleasantly stern

Synonymsrough

adjective unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses

adjective of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles

Synonymscoarse

adjective unkind or cruel or uncivil

Synonymsrough

Similarunkind

adjective severe

Similarheavy

adjective sharply disagreeable; rigorous

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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