Synonyms of hardship

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• difficulty
• obstacle
• adversity
• hurdle
• hardness
• trial
• rigor
• inconvenience
• discomfort
• asperity
• misfortune
• nuisance
• tribulation
• tragedy
• embarrassment
• interference
• hindrance
• obstruction
• impediment
• affliction
• mishap
• let
• handicap
• deterrent
• encumbrance
• inhibition
• rub
• hitch
• snag
• stop
• knock
• chain
• shackle
• catch
• crimp
• hump
• clog
• pons asinorum
• trammel
• block
• bar
• check
• manacle
• fetter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opportunity
• advantage
• break

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hardship

But what’s really stayed with me isn’t any single moment or individual hardship. — Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Rolling blackouts have worsened, exacerbating hardships in a country whose economy has been in crisis for five years. — ABC News, 10 July 2026

Such faith can help to sustain residents of Cutud, where poverty and hardship are common. — H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 10 July 2026

West Sacramento faces low life expectancy and financial hardship, West Sacramento Councilmember Quirina Orozco noted. — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026