Hard-pressed
Hard-pressed adjective - Faced with difficulty or uncertainty about what to say, think, or do.
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Synonyms for Hard-pressed
Strained and hard-pressed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Strained" instead an adjective phrase "Hard-pressed".
Strained
Strained adjective - Lacking in natural or spontaneous quality.
Hard-pressed and strained are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hard-pressed" instead an adjective "Strained".
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- agitated and hard-pressed
- agitated and strained
- difficult and hard-pressed
- difficult and strained
- constrained and hard-pressed
- constrained and strained
- anxious and hard-pressed
- anxious and strained
- troubled and hard-pressed
- troubled and strained
- worried and hard-pressed
- worried and strained
- overworked and hard-pressed
- overworked and strained
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Strained and Hard-pressed. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hard-pressed/strained
Hard-pressed & Strained. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hard-pressed/strained>.
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