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Hardest

7 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Superlative form of hard, meaning most difficult, most demanding, or most physically resistant of all compared.

That was the hardest exam I have ever sat in my academic career.

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Synonyms

most difficulttoughestmost challengingmost strenuous

Antonyms

easiestsimplestsoftest

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Ends in EST, a common superlative suffix, the HARD root is one of the easiest to spot

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