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Antonyms for hard-as-nails
| Grammar : Adj |
Definition of hard-as-nails
- As in thick-skinned : adj hardened
- As in determined : adj driven, persistent
- As in hardened : adj unfeeling
- How she come to be related to that hard-as-nails Joe Stagg is a puzzler.
- Extract from : « Carolyn of the Corners » by Ruth Belmore Endicott
- "Hard-as-nails" the girls sometimes called her, for she coddled nobody and expected the utmost from each one's capacity.
- Extract from : « For the Sake of the School » by Angela Brazil
Synonyms for hard-as-nails
- accustomed
- bent
- bent on
- benumbed
- buckled down
- callous
- case-hardened
- coldhearted
- constant
- contemptuous
- cruel
- decided
- decisive
- disdainful
- dogged
- earnest
- firm
- fixed
- habituated
- hard-as-nails
- hard-bitten
- hard-boiled
- hardboiled
- hardhearted
- heartless
- impenetrable
- impious
- inaccessible
- indurated
- insensitive
- intent
- inured
- irreverent
- mean business
- obdurate
- obstinate
- obtuse
- on ice
- pat
- persevering
- prepared
- purposeful
- resistant
- resolute
- resolved
- seasoned
- serious
- set
- set on
- settled
- single-minded
- solid
- steadfast
- steeled
- strong-minded
- strong-willed
- stubborn
- tenacious
- tough
- toughened
- unashamed
- unbending
- uncaring
- uncompassionate
- unemotional
- unfaltering
- unfeeling
- unflinching
- unhesitating
- unrepenting
- unsubmissive
- unwavering
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