Definition for Hard times:

• a time of difficulty

Synonyms for Hard times:

• n.

  •adversity (noun)
  • can of worms,
  • burden,
  • poorness,
  • drag,
  • mishap,
  • reverse,
  • casualty,
  • clutch,
  • torment,
  • bad luck,
  • affliction,
  • sorrow,
  • dolor,
  • hard knocks,
  • jam,
  • destitution,
  • rainy day,
  • grief,
  • tribulation,
  • ordeal,
  • tragedy,
  • agony,
  • catastrophe,
  • pain in the neck,
  • hurting,
  • misery,
  • poverty,
  • poison,
  • bummer,
  • disaster,
  • trouble,
  • peril,
  • blight,
  • misadventure,
  • jinx,
  • calamity,
  • infliction,
  • trial,
  • the worst,
  • curse,
  • hard luck,
  • misfortune,
  • contretemps,
  • crunch,
  • suffering,
  • woe,
  • ill fortune,
  • distress,
  • evil eye,
  • tough luck,
  • on the skids,
  • kiss of death,
  • difficulty,
  • downer,
  • bane,
  • bad break,
  • hardship.
  •bad luck (noun)
  • hard cheese,
  • raw deal,
  • rotten luck,
  • blow,
  • ill luck,
  • setback,
  • tough break,
  • hard time,
  • devil's own luck,
  • mischance.
  •bad time (noun)
  • going-over,
  • grilling,
  • third degree,
  • torture.
  •depression (noun)
  • deflation,
  • over-production,
  • rainy days,
  • deflations,
  • Paralyses,
  • unemployment,
  • bad times,
  • slide,
  • inactivity,
  • stagflation,
  • bear market,
  • sag,
  • crisis,
  • bust,
  • stagnation,
  • crash,
  • overproduction,
  • inflation,
  • panic,
  • dislocation,
  • downturn,
  • big trouble,
  • retrenchment,
  • drop,
  • bottom out,
  • retrenchments,
  • bankruptcy,
  • slowness,
  • paralysis,
  • failure.
  •distress (noun)
  • indigence,
  • ticklish spot,
  • unholy mess,
  • scrape,
  • throe,
  • rigor,
  • straits,
  • vicissitude,
  • pinch,
  • pickle,
  • need,
  • want,
  • holy mess,
  • exigency,
  • hot water,
  • privation.
  •rebuff (noun)
  • denial,
  • discouragement,
  • defeat,
  • refusal,
  • snub,
  • nix,
  • insult,
  • cold shoulder,
  • thumbs down,
  • reprimand,
  • opposition,
  • check,
  • turndown,
  • kick in the teeth,
  • slight,
  • nothing doing,
  • repulse,
  • cut,
  • go-by,
  • rebuke,
  • brushoff,
  • rejection.
  •rebuke (noun)
  • comeuppance,
  • scolding,
  • reprehension,
  • put-down,
  • condemnation,
  • earful,
  • ostracism,
  • blame,
  • upbraiding,
  • disapproval,
  • expostulation,
  • correction,
  • admonishment,
  • punishment,
  • talking-to,
  • tongue-lashing,
  • berating,
  • rating,
  • row,
  • admonition,
  • chewing-out,
  • lesson,
  • lecture,
  • slap in the face,
  • rap,
  • bawling-out,
  • remonstrance,
  • castigation,
  • telling-off,
  • rebuff,
  • objurgation,
  • dressing-down,
  • reproval,
  • reproof,
  • reproach,
  • chiding,
  • censure.
  •recession (noun)
  • collapse,
  • bottom-out,
  • decline,
  • shakeout,
  • shakeouts.
  •rejection (noun)
  • repudiation,
  • pass,
  • Disallowance,
  • no way,
  • renunciation,
  • no go,
  • kick in teeth,
  • exclusion,
  • bounce,
  • veto,
  • brush-off,
  • elimination,
  • dismissal,
  • no dice.
  •reprimand (noun)
  • grooming,
  • going over,
  • Ragging,
  • bawling out,
  • what for,
  • calling down,
  • piece of one's mind,
  • slap on wrist.
  •slump (noun)
  • bottom,
  • trough,
  • downslide,
  • fall,
  • letdown,
  • dumps,
  • funk,
  • low,
  • dip,
  • descent,
  • depreciation,
  • rut,
  • slip,
  • blue devils,
  • blue funk,
  • downswing.
  •time (noun)
  • hard times.
  •trial (noun)
  • inconvenience,
  • annoyance,
  • heartbreak,
  • nuisance,
  • irritation,
  • visitation,
  • bother,
  • calvary,
  • albatross,
  • vexation,
  • load,
  • anguish,
  • hassle,
  • unhappiness,
  • severe test,
  • thorn,
  • complication,
  • pest,
  • crucible,
  • care,
  • cross to bear,
  • wretchedness,
  • trying time,
  • plague,
  • nightmare,
  • pain.
  •tribulation (noun)
  • heartache,
  • hard knock,
  • persecution,
  • headache,
  • oppression,
  • worry,
  • Wronging,
  • double whammy.

• Other synonyms:

  •Other relevant words:
  • stormy weather.

Antonyms for Hard times:

• n.

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

Hyponym for Hard times:

• n.

  • time
    time.