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hardscrabble

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Synonyms & Antonyms of hardscrabble

producing inferior or only a small amount of vegetation

it was hard to eke out even a bare existence on the hardscrabble lands

Synonyms for hardscrabble

barren,
bony
(also boney),
dead,
desolate,
impoverished,
infertile,
poor,
stark,
unfertile,
unproductive,
waste

Words Related to hardscrabble

bleak,
inhospitable,
lifeless

uncultivable,
untillable

bankrupted,
consumed,
debilitated,
depleted,
diminished,
drained,
dried-up,
enfeebled,
exhausted,
expended,
lessened,
reduced,
spent,
used up

arid,
desert,
droughty,
dry,
rainless,
sere
(also sear),
thirsty,
waterless

baked,
dehydrated,
parched,
sunbaked

Near Antonyms for hardscrabble

arable,
tillable

green,
sylvan,
verdant

Antonyms for hardscrabble

fertile,
fruitful,
lush,
luxuriant,
productive,
rich

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The first known use of hardscrabble was in 1879

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