Hard and Up front

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Hard adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.

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Up front and hard are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Up front" instead an adjective "Hard".

Nearby Words: harden, hardship, hardy, hardly, hardness

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Hard and up front are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hard" instead an adjective phrase "Up front".

He's totally up front about his skills, about what he will and won't do, about being Only in It for the Money and when/where/how he'll say goodbye... And, as a result, no hard feelings — which means he's unlikely to get a sword to the face from a disappointed ex-employer.

Source: Honesty Is the Best Policy
Calvin claims his price is: "Two bucks cold cash up front."Hobbes: I don't know which is worse: That everyone has their price, or that the price is always so low.Calvin: I'd make mine higher, but it's hard enough to find buyers as it is.

Source: Comic Strip / Calvin and Hobbes

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Up front and Hard. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hard/up_front

Hard & Up front. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hard/up_front>.

Up front or Hard. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hard/up_front.

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