HARDSHIP Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

hardship

noun

ˈhärd-ˌship

as in difficulty

something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal working two jobs was a hardship he was willing to endure to get out of debt

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Recent Examples of hardship Economic hardships are seen across the city, and these devices remove an option for many to make a living. —

Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026 His life after baseball was marked by hardship. —

Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026 Her daughter, Pallas, who co-manages Birchbark, says that the books lining the store’s shelves debunk the misconceptions that Native literature is stuck in the past or focused solely on hardship. —

Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026 The specific rhythm of nature for harvesting and hardship that goes with working on a farm? —

Annika Pham, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hardship

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difficulty

Noun

The 18th Street Station has a lot of stairs, so passengers with difficulty using stairs should use the McCormick Place station.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Low-mass stars such as red dwarfs vastly outnumber high-mass stars, a distribution astronomers call the 'initial mass function', but why this should be weighted towards lower-mass stars is uncertain — and certainly not helped by the difficulties in observing their growth.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026