Bray (3 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A harsh, grating, or discordant sound; the cry of a donkey. ... 3. (vi) To utter a loud, harsh cry, as an ass. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bray.htm - 8k

Rough (24 Occurrences)

... 7. (n.) Not courteous or kind; harsh; rude; uncivil; as, a rough temper. 8. (n.) Marked by severity or violence; harsh; hard; as, rough measures or actions. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rough.htm - 15k

Grate (6 Occurrences)

... 5. (vt) To rub roughly or harshly, as one body against another, causing a harsh sound; as, to grate the teeth; to produce (a harsh sound) by rubbing. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/grate.htm - 10k

Grating (6 Occurrences)

... 5. (a.) That grates; making a harsh sound; harsh. 6. (n.) A harsh sound caused by attrition. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. GRATE; GRATING. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/grating.htm - 10k

Austere (2 Occurrences)

... os-ter' austeros, "harsh," ("rough"): Twice used by Christ in the parable of the Pounds (Luke 19:21, 22), and of special significance as illustrating the false ... biblethesaurus.org/a/austere.htm - 8k

Soften (1 Occurrence)

... 5. (vt) To compose; to mitigate; to assuage. 6. (vt) To make less harsh, less rude, less offensive, or less violent, or to render of an opposite quality. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/soften.htm - 7k

Soft (36 Occurrences)

... or metal. 2. (superl.) Not rough, rugged, or harsh to the touch; smooth; delicate; fine; as, soft silk; a soft skin. 3. (superl.) Hence ... biblethesaurus.org/s/soft.htm - 20k

Hagar (15 Occurrences)

... Under the harsh treatment of her mistress Hagar's life became intolerable, and she fled into the wilderness, turning her steps naturally toward Egypt, her ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hagar.htm - 22k

Jar (45 Occurrences)

... 8. (n.) A rattling, tremulous vibration or shock; a shake; a harsh sound; a discord; as, the jar of a train; the jar of harsh sounds. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jar.htm - 21k

Rugged (7 Occurrences)

... 3. (n.) Rough with bristles or hair; shaggy. 4. (n.) Harsh; hard; crabbed; austere; -- said of temper, character, and the like, or of persons. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rugged.htm - 9k

Relent (15 Occurrences)

... 2. (vi) To become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, cruel, or the like; to soften in temper; to become more mild and tender; to feel ... biblethesaurus.org/r/relent.htm - 11k

Cruel (196 Occurrences)

... 3. (a.) Causing, or fitted to cause, pain, grief, or misery. 4. (a.) Attended with cruelty; painful; harsh. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. CRUEL; CRUELTY. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cruel.htm - 42k

Screech (4 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (v.) To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/screech.htm - 8k

Sowed (20 Occurrences)

... Luke 19:21 For I feared thee because thou art a harsh man: thou takest up what thou hast not laid down, and thou reapest what thou hast not sowed. (DBY). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sowed.htm - 12k

Gentle (48 Occurrences)

... 2. (superl.) Quiet and refined in manners; not rough, harsh, or stern; mild; meek; bland; amiable; tender; as, a gentle nature, temper, or disposition; a ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gentle.htm - 20k

Harsh (20 Occurrences)

... 6. (a.) Having violent contrasts of color, or of light and shade; lacking in harmony. Multi-Version Concordance Harsh (20 Occurrences). ... biblethesaurus.org/h/harsh.htm - 12k

Testaments

... At first Ptolemy was harsh in his treatment of the Jews, but later on he learned to respect them and became their patron as Alexander had been. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/testaments.htm - 35k

Between (2624 Occurrences)

... At first Ptolemy was harsh in his treatment of the Jews, but later on he learned to respect them and became their patron as Alexander had been. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/between.htm - 36k

Voluntary (17 Occurrences)

... Colossians 2:23 (which have indeed an appearance of wisdom in voluntary worship, and humility, and harsh treatment of the body, not in a certain honour,) to ... biblethesaurus.org/v/voluntary.htm - 14k

Nahash (9 Occurrences)

... that the inhabitants sued for peace at almost any cost, for they were willing to pay tribute and serve the Ammonites (1 Samuel 11:1). The harsh king, not ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nahash.htm - 14k

Unkind (7 Occurrences)

... 3. (a.) Wanting in kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or the like; cruel; harsh; unjust; ungrateful. Multi-Version Concordance Unkind (7 Occurrences). ... biblethesaurus.org/u/unkind.htm - 8k

Ungrateful (2 Occurrences)

... 2. (a.) Unpleasing; unacceptable; disagreeable; as, harsh sounds are ungrateful to the ear. Multi-Version Concordance Ungrateful (2 Occurrences). ... biblethesaurus.org/u/ungrateful.htm - 7k

Oppressive (6 Occurrences)

... 1. (a.) Unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh; as, oppressive taxes; oppressive exactions of service; an oppressive game law. ... biblethesaurus.org/o/oppressive.htm - 8k

Obdurate (2 Occurrences)

... 1. (a.) Hardened in feelings; unyielding; hard-hearted; stubbornly wicked. 2. (a.) Hard; harsh; rugged; rough; intractable. 3. (vt) To harden. ... biblethesaurus.org/o/obdurate.htm - 7k

Oppression (67 Occurrences)

... In James 2:6, "oppress" is the rendering of katadunasteuo, "to exercise harsh control over one," "to use one's power against one." William Joseph Mcglothlin. ... biblethesaurus.org/o/oppression.htm - 29k

Liquid (15 Occurrences)

... a state of vapor. 3. (a.) Flowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions or harsh tones. 4. (a.) Pronounced without ... biblethesaurus.org/l/liquid.htm - 11k

Grumble (13 Occurrences)

... 3. (vi) To rumble; to make a low, harsh, and heavy sound; to mutter; as, the distant thunder grumbles. 4. (vt) To express or utter with grumbling. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/grumble.htm - 10k

Gong (1 Occurrence)

... first used in the East, made of an alloy of copper and tin, shaped like a disk with upturned rim, and producing, when struck, a harsh and resounding noise. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gong.htm - 7k

Wolf (4 Occurrences)

... 5. (n.) An eating ulcer or sore. Cf. Lupus. 6. (n.) The harsh, howling sound of some of the chords on an organ or piano tuned by unequal temperament. ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wolf.htm - 13k

Iron (104 Occurrences)

... 7. (n.) Like iron in hardness, strength, impenetrability, power of endurance, insensibility, etc.; 8. (n.) Rude; hard; harsh; severe. ... biblethesaurus.org/i/iron.htm - 50k

Treatment (6 Occurrences)

... Colossians 2:23 (which have indeed an appearance of wisdom in voluntary worship, and humility, and harsh treatment of the body, not in a certain honour,) to ... biblethesaurus.org/t/treatment.htm - 8k

Tone (9 Occurrences)

... 1. (n.) Sound, or the character of a sound, or a sound considered as of this or that character; as, a low, high, loud, grave, acute, sweet, or harsh tone. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tone.htm - 11k

Retort (1 Occurrence)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A return to an argument or a charge; a harsh reply. n.) To bend or curve back; as, a retorted line. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/retort.htm - 7k

Ragged (1 Occurrence)

... 3. (n.) Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough; jagged; as, ragged rocks. 4. (n.) Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/ragged.htm - 7k

Rude (2 Occurrences)

... 4. (superl.) Violent; tumultuous; boisterous; inclement; harsh; severe; -- said of the weather, of storms, and the like; as, the rude winter. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rude.htm - 8k

Exact (31 Occurrences)

... King James Version not the Revised Version (British and American)) Job 11:6 (but see below); Psalm 89:22), to demand interest, to be a harsh and importunate ... biblethesaurus.org/e/exact.htm - 18k

Exacting (5 Occurrences)

... 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Exact. 2. (a.) Oppressive or unreasonably severe in making demands or requiring the exact fulfillment of obligations; harsh; severe. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/exacting.htm - 8k

Dye (1 Occurrence)

... If Pliny's estimate is to be accredited, then "in the dye the smell of it was offensive and the color itself was harsh, of a greenish hue and strongly ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dye.htm - 15k

Din (2 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Loud, confused, harsh noise; a loud, continuous, rattling or clanging sound; clamor; roar. 2. (n ... biblethesaurus.org/d/din.htm - 7k

Dure

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Hard; harsh; severe; rough; toilsome. 2. (v.) To last; to continue; to endure. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. DURE. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dure.htm - 6k

District (59 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Rigorous; stringent; harsh. 2. (n.) The territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/district.htm - 24k

Dyeing

... If Pliny's estimate is to be accredited, then "in the dye the smell of it was offensive and the color itself was harsh, of a greenish hue and strongly ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dyeing.htm - 14k

Mild (2 Occurrences)

... (superl.) Gentle; pleasant; kind; soft; bland; clement; hence, moderate in degree or quality; -- the opposite of harsh, severe, irritating, violent ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mild.htm - 7k

Peter (181 Occurrences)

... They spoke a peculiar dialect. They had a difficulty with the guttural sounds and some others, and their pronunciation was reckoned harsh in Judea. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/peter.htm - 101k

Perseverance (27 Occurrences)

... (see BACKSLIDE.). Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) Persistence under harsh conditions; continued pursuit or prosecution of any business, or enterprise begun. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/perseverance.htm - 18k

Punishments (31 Occurrences)

... This circumstance has been explained by reference to the fact that the nation consisted of newly emancipated slaves, and therefore required harsh measures to ... biblethesaurus.org/p/punishments.htm - 36k

Brazen (42 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Pertaining to, made of, or resembling, brass. 2. (a.) Sounding harsh and loud, like resounding brass. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/brazen.htm - 25k

Bitter (203 Occurrences)

... 5. (vt) Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh; stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach. 6. (vt) Mournful; sad; distressing; painful; pitiable. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bitter.htm - 42k

Crude (1 Occurrence)

... 6. (superl.) Harsh and offensive, as a color; tawdry or in bad taste, as a combination of colors, or any design or work of art. Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/c/crude.htm - 7k

Crash (7 Occurrences)

... 2. (vi) To make a loud, clattering sound, as of many things falling and breaking at once; to break in pieces with a harsh noise. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/crash.htm - 8k

Condemn (43 Occurrences)

... the Revised Version (British and American) has rigidly excluded the harsh words "damn" and "damnation," substituting "judge," "condemn," "judgment ... biblethesaurus.org/c/condemn.htm - 24k

Cruelty (8 Occurrences)

... kroo'-el, kroo'-el-ti 'akhzar, ("harsh," "fierce," chamac, "violence"): There are various uses of the word "cruel" in the Old Testament: (a) "the cruel (deadly ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cruelty.htm - 16k

Charitable (2 Occurrences)

... 1. (a.) Full of love and good will; benevolent; kind. 2. (a.) Liberal in judging of others; disposed to look on the best side, and to avoid harsh judgment. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/charitable.htm - 7k

Cut (616 Occurrences)

... (n.) A stroke or blow or cutting motion with an edged instrument; a stroke or blow with a whip. 20. (n.) That which wounds the feelings, as a harsh remark or ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cut.htm - 45k

Condemnation (30 Occurrences)

... the Revised Version (British and American) has rigidly excluded the harsh words "damn" and "damnation," substituting "judge," "condemn," "judgment ... biblethesaurus.org/c/condemnation.htm - 20k

Crow (9 Occurrences)

... 4. (n.) A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles. It has a harsh, croaking note. See Caw. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/crow.htm - 9k

Croak (1 Occurrence)

... disaster. 4. (n.) The coarse, harsh sound uttered by a frog or a raven, or a like sound. Multi-Version Concordance Croak (1 Occurrence). ... biblethesaurus.org/c/croak.htm - 7k

Ayin (1 Occurrence)

... one a very strong guttural formed at the back of the palate, something like a rattled "r" or "rg," the other similar in quality, only less harsh and guttural. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ayin.htm - 7k

Ass (95 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) A quadruped of the genus Equus (E. asinus), smaller than the horse, and having a peculiarly harsh bray and long ears. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ass.htm - 48k

Apple-tree (3 Occurrences)

... included also the closely allied quince. The greatest difficulty is its harsh and bitter taste. Further the Mishna distinguishes the ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apple-tree.htm - 11k

Appletree

... included also the closely allied quince. The greatest difficulty is its harsh and bitter taste. Further the Mishna distinguishes the ... biblethesaurus.org/a/appletree.htm - 10k

Stubborn (40 Occurrences)

... stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; -- said of ... biblethesaurus.org/s/stubborn.htm - 18k

Stirs (23 Occurrences)

... wrongs. (WEB NAS RSV NIV). Proverbs 15:1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. (WEB NAS RSV NIV). Proverbs ... biblethesaurus.org/s/stirs.htm - 12k

Sleek (7 Occurrences)

... 1. (superl.) Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy; as, sleek hair. 2. (superl.) Not rough or harsh. 3. (adv.) With ease and dexterity. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sleek.htm - 8k

Squall (2 Occurrences)

... distress; as, the infant squalled. 3. (n.) A loud scream; a harsh cry. Multi-Version Concordance Squall (2 Occurrences). Mark 4:37 But ... biblethesaurus.org/s/squall.htm - 7k

Satisfaction (15 Occurrences)

... Colossians 2:23 (which have indeed an appearance of wisdom in voluntary worship, and humility, and harsh treatment of the body, not in a certain honour,) to ... biblethesaurus.org/s/satisfaction.htm - 11k

Stern (8 Occurrences)

... or severity of nature, manner, or aspect; hard; severe; rigid; rigorous; austere; fixed; unchanging; unrelenting; hence, serious; resolute; harsh; as, a stern ... biblethesaurus.org/s/stern.htm - 9k

Sound (1245 Occurrences)

... 23. (vi) To make or convey a certain impression, or to have a certain import, when heard; hence, to seem; to appear; as, this reproof sounds harsh; the story ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sound.htm - 12k

Sour (15 Occurrences)

... as soil. 9. (vt) To make unhappy, uneasy, or less agreeable. 10. (vt) To cause or permit to become harsh or unkindly. 11. (vt) To ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sour.htm - 12k

Stiff (23 Occurrences)

... 6. (superl.) Harsh; disagreeable; severe; hard to bear. 7. (superl.) Bearing a press of canvas without careening much; as, a stiff vessel; -- opposed to crank. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/stiff.htm - 14k

Sharp (115 Occurrences)

... air. 8. (superl.) Cutting in language or import; biting; sarcastic; cruel; harsh; rigorous; severe; as, a sharp rebuke. 9. (superl ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sharp.htm - 38k

Scrape (3 Occurrences)

... 9. (n.) The act of scraping; also, the effect of scraping, as a scratch, or a harsh sound; as, a noisy scrape on the floor; a scrape of a pen. 10. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/scrape.htm - 9k

Severe (53 Occurrences)

... 2. (superl.) Very strict in judgment, discipline, or government; harsh; not mild or indulgent; rigorous; as, severe criticism; severe punishment. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/severe.htm - 23k

Smooth (39 Occurrences)

... 4. (superl.) Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; voluble; even; fluent. 5. (superl.) Bland; mild; smoothing. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/smooth.htm - 18k

Corinth (13 Occurrences)

... But earthquake, malaria, and the harsh Turkish rule finally swept everything away except seven columns of one old Doric temple, the only object above ground ... biblethesaurus.org/c/corinth.htm - 21k

Rome (12 Occurrences)

... the law in the Twelve Tables was a distinct advantage to the lower classes, because the evils which they had suffered were largely due to a harsh and abusive ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rome.htm - 43k

Bondman (108 Occurrences)

... Luke 19:22 He says to him, Out of thy mouth will I judge thee, wicked bondman: thou knewest that I am a harsh man, taking up what I have not laid down and ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bondman.htm - 36k

Apple (8 Occurrences)

... included also the closely allied quince. The greatest difficulty is its harsh and bitter taste. Further the Mishna distinguishes the ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apple.htm - 17k

Body (562 Occurrences)

... The rigid and harsh dualism met with in Plato is absent from Paul's writings, and is utterly foreign to the whole of Scripture. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/body.htm - 59k