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Synonyms for hard shell
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : hahrd-shel |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɑrdˌʃɛl |
Top 10 synonyms for hard shell Other synonyms for the word hard shell
- accepted
- accustomed
- apathy
- armor
- ascetic
- astringent
- austere
- bitter
- bullheaded
- by the book
- callousness
- chronic
- comfortless
- contrary
- cruel
- cussed
- deep-rooted
- deep-seated
- determined
- disciplinary
- discourteous
- dour
- dyed-in-the-wool
- elephant skin
- entrenched
- firmly established
- fixed
- foolhardy
- forbidding
- formidable defenses
- froward
- frowning
- gruff
- habituated
- hairy
- hang-tough
- hard
- hard shell
- hard-boiled
- hard-core
- hard-line
- hard-shell
- hardened
- hardheaded
- heedless
- imperviousness
- implacable
- imprudent
- ineradicable
- inexorable
- inflexible
- ingrained
- intractable
- inured
- inveterate
- irradicable
- locked-in
- long-established
- mean
- mortified
- mule
- mulish
- murder
- numbness
- obstinate
- perverse
- pig-headed
- pitiless
- proved
- rash
- reckless
- refractory
- relentless
- rhinoceros hide
- rigorous
- rough
- seasoned
- self-willed
- set
- settled
- severe
- sharp
- staid
- steely
- stern
- stiff-necked
- strict
- stringent
- strong-minded
- stubborn
- thick hide
- thick shell
- tough
- uncivil
- uncontrollable
- unfeeling
- unfeelingness
- ungovernable
- ungracious
- unkind
- unpleasant
- unrelenting
- unruly
- unsparing
- unyielding
- val
- valid
- wicked
- willful
- worn
Définition of hard shell
- As in stern : adj serious, authoritarian
- As in hard-shell : adj confirmed
- As in ineradicable : adj confirmed
- As in irradicable : adj confirmed
- As in confirmed : adj habitual; rooted
- As in harsh : adj nasty, abusive
- As in headstrong : adj stubborn
- As in thick skin : noun ability to withstand
- He has a hard shell, but he is a good fellow, and as innocent of his brother's death as I am.
- Extract from : « Paul Patoff » by F. Marion Crawford
- It was flat in shape, like a big turtle; only it hadn't a turtle's hard shell.
- Extract from : « Policeman Bluejay » by L. Frank Baum
- It was like a common spider, but larger, and had a hard shell like a crab.
- Extract from : « Harper's Young People, May 18, 1880 » by Various
- Within the thin, hard shell of the nut is the seed, which is the nutmeg of commerce.
- Extract from : « The Malay Archipelago » by Alfred Russell Wallace
- As it is, our little crabs must grow their hard shell, or they've no chance.'
- Extract from : « The Whirlpool » by George Gissing
- The Spider cannot break the hard shell or get at the hermit through the opening.
- Extract from : « Insect Adventures » by J. Henri Fabre
- He was too young—and he was still encased in the hard shell of happiness.
- Extract from : « Shadows of Flames » by Amelie Rives
- The nut is medium-sized with a hard shell of ordinary thickness.
- Extract from : « English Walnuts » by Various
- Even a hard shell is not to be despised when no other is attainable.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 2, No. 29, October 15, 1870 » by Various
- For you, show you the hard shell and you will trust it contains the choice flesh.
- Extract from : « Gunman's Reckoning » by Max Brand
Antonyms for hard shell
- agreeable
- bland
- calm
- cheerful
- compassionate
- considerate
- courteous
- docile
- easy
- facile
- flexible
- friendly
- funny
- gentle
- giving
- good
- indefinite
- inexact
- infrequent
- kind
- lenient
- light
- merciful
- mild
- moderate
- nice
- obedient
- peaceful
- pleasant
- pleasing
- polite
- smiling
- smooth
- soft
- sporadic
- submissive
- sympathetic
- tolerant
- uncommitted
- unconfirmed
- undecided
- wonderful
- yielding
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