hard pill to swallow

noun

Synonym of bitter pill to swallow.

“That my own son could have done something so horrible is a hard pill to swallow.”

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Meanings

nounhard pill to swallow (plural hard pills to swallow)

plural hard pills to swallow

  1. idiomaticSynonym of bitter pill to swallow.

    That my own son could have done something so horrible is a hard pill to swallow.

    Synonyms: bitter pill to swallow

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hard, pill, to, swallow.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of bitter pill to swallow.

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bitter pill to swallow
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bitter pill to swallowhorse pill
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hard pill to swallow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20pill%20to%20swallow

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hard pill to swallow,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20pill%20to%20swallow.

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