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Synonyms for "hard knocks" in English

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hard knocks:
- adversity; hardship; hard knocks

English

Detailed Synonyms for hard knocks in English

hard knocks:

hard knocks [the ~] nom

the hard knocks

– a state of misfortune or affliction ¹
the adversity; the hardship; the hard knocks
– a state of misfortune or affliction ¹
- adversity [the ~] nom
  - debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity¹
- hardship [the ~] nom
  - a life of hardship¹
- hard knocks [the ~] nom

Alternate Synonyms for "hard knocks":

adversity; hardship; misfortune; bad luck; tough luck; ill luck

Related Definitions for "hard knocks":

a state of misfortune or affliction¹

Related Synonyms for hard knocks

hard
knock

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University