Synonyms for hard-pressed
ˈhɑrdˈprɛsthard-pressed

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hard-pressedadjective

   Barely able.

   Although they are still available, I think we would be hard-pressed to find one on short notice.

   Synonyms:
   hard put

2. hard-pressedadjective

   Synonyms:
   dire straits

Princeton's WordNetRate this antonym:0.0 / 0 votes

1. distressed, hard-pressed, hard put, in a bad way(p)adjective

   facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty

   "distressed companies need loans and technical advice"; "financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices"; "we were hard put to meet the mortgage payment"; "found themselves in a bad way financially"

   Antonyms:
   untroubled

How to pronounce hard-pressed?

How to say hard-pressed in sign language?

How to use hard-pressed in a sentence?

1. Sam Bullard:

   One is hard-pressed as to not concur that the U.S. economy not only remains on solid footing, but is likely to show an accelerated pace of growth in the second quarter.

2. Coleman Cox:

   Keeping your clothes well pressed will keep you from looking hard pressed.

3. Larry Levitt:

   You'd be hard pressed to find a part of the health care system that was not touched by the ACA.

4. Ian Wright:

   It's disappointing that the committee has missed its chance to add a robustly independent voice to the obesity debate, no one seems to have considered hard-pressed consumers in all this.

5. Matt McMahon:

   You ’d be hard-pressed to find a better game than that in the next seven, eight days, lot of respect for Morehead State. Coach( Preston) Spradlin’s done a terrific job building his program. But again, these guys have done it all year. They find different ways to win.