HARSHNESS Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

harshness

noun

as in bitterness

a harsh or sharp quality there was a harshness about her voice that made her an unlikely but surprisingly evocative singer of torch songs

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as in severity

the quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism) was surprised at the harshness of the choirmaster's criticism, since he was usually pretty easygoing

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Noun

Since the intelligence agencies do not usually bother to debunk such individual bits of false propaganda, the sudden flurry of public notifications indicates the severity of the threat that U.S. spies now see in the underlying Russian plot against the election.

The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
The amount represents around 44 percent of the agency's entire two-year budget, underscoring the severity of the situation, as the commission struggles to manage the state's oil and gas industry effectively.

David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024

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