Definition for Hard time:

• a term served in a maximum security prison

Synonyms for Hard time:

• adj.

  •unpleasant (adjective)
  • unpalatable,
  • objectionable,
  • yucky,
  • uncool,
  • nasty,
  • abhorrent,
  • rotten,
  • unacceptable,
  • icky,
  • bad scene,
  • grody,
  • sour,
  • repulsive,
  • unlovely,
  • fierce,
  • unhappy,
  • unlikable,
  • obnoxious,
  • Irksome,
  • bad news,
  • poisonous,
  • unattractive,
  • troublesome,
  • hard-time,
  • displeasing,
  • distasteful,
  • disagreeable,
  • gross,
  • undesirable,
  • lousy.

• n.

  •adversity (noun)
  • ill fortune,
  • kiss of death,
  • on the skids,
  • hurting,
  • contretemps,
  • mishap,
  • clutch,
  • evil eye,
  • poison,
  • the worst,
  • jinx.
  •bad luck (noun)
  • reverse,
  • tragedy,
  • blow,
  • raw deal,
  • misfortune,
  • adversity,
  • setback,
  • hardship,
  • mischance.
  •bad time (noun)
  • third degree,
  • torture,
  • grief,
  • going-over,
  • grilling.
  •depression (noun)
  • bear market,
  • slump,
  • stagnation,
  • slide,
  • deflation,
  • big trouble,
  • crash,
  • paralysis,
  • inactivity,
  • drop,
  • downturn,
  • bankruptcy,
  • slowness,
  • recession,
  • crisis,
  • failure,
  • retrenchment,
  • inflation,
  • unemployment,
  • rainy days,
  • sag,
  • stagflation,
  • bust,
  • bad times,
  • overproduction,
  • panic,
  • bottom out,
  • dislocation.
  •distress (noun)
  • scrape,
  • privation,
  • straits,
  • can of worms,
  • indigence,
  • need,
  • calamity,
  • want,
  • poverty,
  • crunch,
  • drag,
  • trouble,
  • hot water,
  • pickle,
  • rigor,
  • bummer,
  • pinch,
  • hard knocks,
  • throe,
  • jam,
  • downer,
  • exigency,
  • catastrophe,
  • disaster,
  • destitution.
  •rebuff (noun)
  • snub,
  • discouragement,
  • cut,
  • thumbs down,
  • check,
  • slight,
  • opposition,
  • insult,
  • denial,
  • repulse,
  • turndown,
  • nix,
  • defeat,
  • cold shoulder.
  •rebuke (noun)
  • admonition,
  • comeuppance,
  • punishment,
  • tongue-lashing,
  • censure,
  • remonstrance,
  • chiding,
  • admonishment,
  • correction,
  • put-down,
  • blame,
  • rating,
  • disapproval,
  • ostracism,
  • scolding,
  • upbraiding,
  • berating,
  • reproof,
  • expostulation,
  • affliction,
  • reproach,
  • castigation,
  • lesson,
  • rap,
  • row,
  • reprehension,
  • dressing-down,
  • condemnation,
  • lecture.
  •recession (noun)
  • shakeout,
  • bottom-out,
  • decline,
  • collapse,
  • depression.
  •rejection (noun)
  • brush-off,
  • dismissal,
  • no go,
  • no dice,
  • no way,
  • exclusion,
  • Disallowance,
  • no ways,
  • pass,
  • elimination,
  • bounce,
  • veto,
  • repudiation,
  • renunciation,
  • kick in teeth.
  •reprimand (noun)
  • going over,
  • bawling out,
  • grooming.
  •slump (noun)
  • downslide,
  • blight,
  • slip,
  • low,
  • funk,
  • rut,
  • depreciation,
  • blue funk,
  • letdown,
  • the skids,
  • fall,
  • bottom,
  • descent,
  • trough,
  • dumps,
  • blue devils,
  • falling-off,
  • downswing,
  • downtrend,
  • bad period,
  • dip.
  •state (noun)
  • hard time.
  •storm cloud (noun)
  • rain cloud.
  •trial (noun)
  • suffering,
  • hassle,
  • thorn,
  • pain,
  • crucible,
  • albatross,
  • load,
  • nuisance,
  • care,
  • wretchedness,
  • visitation,
  • misery,
  • irritation,
  • sorrow,
  • bother,
  • pest,
  • plague,
  • heartbreak,
  • unhappiness,
  • vexation,
  • inconvenience,
  • ordeal,
  • nightmare,
  • woe,
  • annoyance,
  • bane,
  • anguish,
  • burden,
  • pain in the neck,
  • complication.
  •tribulation (noun)
  • worry,
  • double whammy,
  • headache,
  • rainy day,
  • persecution,
  • curse,
  • Wronging,
  • heartache,
  • oppression.

• Other synonyms:

  •n.
  • bad luck,
  • calvary,
  • difficulty,
  • distress,
  • earful,
  • goby,
  • hard cheese,
  • hard times,
  • head ache,
  • ill luck,
  • objurgation,
  • prison term,
  • rebuff,
  • rebuke,
  • refusal,
  • rejection,
  • reprimand,
  • reproval,
  • sentence,
  • talking to,
  • time,
  • tough luck,
  • trial,
  • tribulation,
  • vicissitude,
  • what for,
  • Ragging,
  • hard luck,
  • misfortunes,
  • nothing doing,
  • bad break,
  • putdown,
  • telling-off,
  • cross to bear,
  • slap in the face,
  • brushoff,
  • bawling-out,
  • calling down,
  • chewing-out,
  • chidings,
  • devil's own luck,
  • go-by,
  • groomings,
  • hard knock,
  • holy mess,
  • kick in the teeth,
  • objurgations,
  • piece of mind,
  • piece of one's mind,
  • rotten luck,
  • severe test,
  • slap in face,
  • slap on wrist,
  • slap the face,
  • slap wrist,
  • talking-to,
  • ticklish spot,
  • tough break,
  • trying time,
  • unholy mess,
  • bad time,
  • very hard.
  •Other relevant words:
  • rough sledding.

Antonyms for Hard time:

• adj.

  • unpleasant
    agreeable, delightful, friendly, nice, delicious, kind, palatable, good, helpful, tasty, pleasant, happy, great, acceptable, wonderful, pleasing.

• n.

  • adversity
    assistance, prosperity.
  • bad luck
    favor, success, blessing, advantage, boon.
  • depression
    hopefulness, increase, protuberance, bulge, convexity, surge, cheerfulness, recovery, hope, rise.
  • distress
    pleasure, plenty, happiness, fortune, comfort, miracle, peace, abundance, ease, good fortune, contentment, benefit, luxury, wonder, wealth, health, good luck.
  • rebuff
    praise, welcome, compliment, approval, inclusion.
  • rebuke
    flattery, exoneration, sanction, endorsement, encouragement, commendation.
  • recession
    advance, inflation.
  • rejection
    choice, allowance, ratification, acceptance.
  • reprimand
    forgiveness, reward.
  • slump
    ascent.
  • trial
    cheer, convenience, profit, delight, joyousness, felicity, help, relief, aid, joyfulness, joy, calm.
  • tribulation
    calmness.

Hyponym for Hard time:

• n.

  • state
    difficulty.
  • time
    time, prison term, sentence.