Synonyms of hard cheese
15 similar words · 2 opposite words
Another word for hard cheese is bad luck. Other synonyms of hard cheese are hard lines, hard luck, stiff cheddar, tough break and tough cookie.
Synonyms and similar words for hard cheese
interjectionAn unsympathetic retort to someone suffering misfortune.
- bad luckAn undesirable turn of events (such as an accident); misfortune.
- hard linesExpressed to someone suffering misfortune.
- hard luckExpressed to someone suffering misfortune.
- stiff cheddarSynonym of hard cheese.
- tough breakAn interjection of mild or insincere sympathy for someone else's misfortune.
- tough cookie
- tough cookiesToo bad (for one); the outcome that one desires is not likely to change.
- tough luckBad luck (often an unsympathetic retort to someone who is suffering a misfortune).
- tough noogiesSynonym of hard cheese.
- tough tittyUsed to acknowledge a listener's misfortune while denying them sympathy.
- tough tittiesSynonym of tough titty.
- tough toenailsSynonym of hard cheese.
- tough toodlesToo bad (for you); the outcome one desires is not likely to evolve.
- tough shitAn unsympathetic retort to someone suffering misfortune.
- stiff shitAn unsympathetic retort to someone suffering misfortune.
Opposite of hard cheese
nounA type of rennet cheese that is firm owing to the curds having been pressed or comminuted to a...
- soft cheeseA type of rennet cheese that is not firm owing to the curds not having been pressed or comminuted to a large degree, so...
- cream cheeseA soft, white, smooth-textured, unripened, spreadable cheese made from sweet milk, often enriched with cream.
Meaning of hard cheese
- noun A type of rennet cheese that is firm owing to the curds having been pressed or comminuted to a large degree to shed more whey and ripened for a longer time.
- noun Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hard, cheese.
- interjection An unsympathetic retort to someone suffering misfortune.
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Questions about synonyms of hard cheese
- What is another word for hard cheese?
- Hard cheese has 15 synonyms on Word.ws, such as bad luck, hard lines, hard luck, stiff cheddar, tough break, tough cookie, tough cookies and tough luck.
- What is the opposite of hard cheese?
- The opposite of hard cheese is soft cheese. Other antonyms of hard cheese are cream cheese.
- What does hard cheese mean?
- Hard cheese means a type of rennet cheese that is firm owing to the curds having been pressed or comminuted to a large degree to shed more whey and ripened for a longer time.
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