Hard time and Sanction

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Hard time noun - A difficulty that can be overcome with effort.

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Sanction is an antonym for hard time in topics: reprimand, denial.

Sanction noun - The approval by someone in authority for the doing of something.

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Hard time is an antonym for sanction.

Nearby Words: sanctioned, sanctity, sanctioning

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Sanction and Hard time. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hard_time/sanction

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