What is another word for 'harsh'?

Synonyms for HARSH: bumpy, approximative, rough, raspy, jolting, pugnacious, jolty, crude, gravelly, rocky, coarse, fierce, abrasive, scratchy, jumpy, boisterous, grating, approximate, unsmooth, uncut, rasping, rough-cut, vulgar, uncouth, common, acerb, acetous, acid, acidulated, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, biting, bitter, caustic, cutting, irate, pungent, savage, sharp, sour, stinging, tart, vinegarish, virulent, severe, rugged, abusive, soul-jarring, rancorous, rigorous, discordant, gruff, crabbed, hard, corrosive, jarring, morose, stern, austere, ill-tempered, out of humor, out of temper, rude, uncivil, bluff, blunt, ungracious, churlish, bearish, brutal, tough, cruel, stringent, strict, dura, difficult, grim, draconian, stark, strongly-worded, stiff, hostile, heavy, burdensome, excruciating, grievous, hardhanded, inhuman, murderous, onerous, oppressive, searing, trying, grotesque, unaesthetic, comfortless, discomforting, uncomfortable, authoritarian, flinty, heavy-handed, ramrod, rigid, afflicting, agonizing, galling, harrowing, heartrending, hurtful, painful, tormenting, torturous, bad, disagreeable, displeasing, distasteful, icky, nasty, rotten, uncongenial, unlovely, unpalatable, unpleasant, unpleasing, unsavory, unwelcome, wicked, yucky, yukky, etc.

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