Adversity
Adversity noun - Something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal.
Usage example: some overcame all the adversities of the Great Depression and rebuilt their fortunes
Asperity and adversity are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Asperity" instead a noun "Adversity".
Asperity
Asperity noun - Something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal.
Usage example: as a physically challenged person, he has encountered more than his share of asperities on the road to success
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- severity and adversity
- severity and asperity
- trouble and adversity
- trouble and asperity
- burden and adversity
- burden and asperity
- difficulty and adversity
- difficulty and asperity
- misfortune and adversity
- misfortune and asperity
- austerity and adversity
- austerity and asperity
- discomfort and adversity
- discomfort and asperity
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Asperity and Adversity. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/adversity/asperity
Adversity & Asperity. N.p., 2016. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/adversity/asperity>.
Asperity or Adversity. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/adversity/asperity.
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