Synonyms for hard bitten
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : hahrd-bit-n |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɑrdˈbɪt n |
Top 10 synonyms for hard bitten
- accustomed
- adamant
- adamantine
- arbitrary
- avaricious
- barbarous
- benumbed
- blind to
- bloody
- brawny
- callous
- case-hardened
- cohesive
- cold
- compact
- compacted
- compressed
- concentrated
- conditioned
- confirmed
- consolidated
- contemptuous
- cruel
- deaf to
- dense
- disdainful
- drastic
- durable
- exacting
- ferocious
- fibrous
- fierce
- firm
- fit
- fixed
- flinty
- forbidding
- greedy
- grim
- habituated
- hard
- hard as nails
- hard-as-nails
- hard-bitten
- hard-boiled
- hard-handed
- hard-hearted
- hard-line
- hard-shelled
- hardened
- hardhearted
- hardy
- harsh
- headstrong
- immutable
- impassive
- impenetrable
- impenitent
- impious
- implacable
- inaccessible
- indigestible
- indurate
- indurated
- inexorable
- inflexible
- inhuman
- inhumane
- insensate
- insensible
- insensitive
- insentient
- intolerant
- intractable
- inured
- iron
- irreverent
- leathery
- lusty
- merciless
- mighty
- molded
- murderous
- obdurate
- obtuse
- packed
- pitiless
- prepared
- pugnacious
- refractory
- relentless
- resilient
- resistant
- resolute
- rigid
- rigorous
- robust
- rocky
- ruffianly
- rugged
- ruthless
- sanguinary
- savage
- seasoned
- set
- severe
- shameless
- sinewy
- solid
- soulless
- sour
- spiritless
- stalwart
- steeled
- stern
- stiff
- stony
- stout
- strapping
- strict
- strong
- stubborn
- taut
- tenacious
- terrible
- thick-skinned
- tight
- torpid
- tough
- tough as nails
- toughened
- tyrannical
- unaffected
- unalterable
- unashamed
- unbending
- unbreakable
- uncaring
- uncompassionate
- uncompromising
- unconcerned
- uncontrite
- uncontrollable
- unemotional
- unfeeling
- unforgiving
- unimpressionable
- unmanageable
- unmerciful
- unregenerate
- unrelenting
- unremitting
- unrepenting
- unresponsive
- unsubmissive
- unsusceptible
- unsympathetic
- unyielding
- vicious
- vigorous
- vindictive
- violent
- withstanding
Définition of hard bitten
Origin :- "tough, tough in a fight," literally "given to hard biting," 1715, originally of dogs, from hard + bitten, with the past participle used actively (cf. ill-spoken).
- As in remorseless : adj without guilt in spite of wrongdoing
- As in tough : adj sturdy, strong
- As in tough : adj obstinate, rough
- As in callous : adj cruel, insensitive
- As in hard-bitten : adj hard
- As in hardened : adj unfeeling
- The police sergeant was a hard bitten looking customer, typical of his line in life.
- Extract from : « A Frontier Mystery » by Bertram Mitford
- Finally, however, we found in the engine room a hard bitten individual with a short pipe and some leisure.
- Extract from : « Gold » by Stewart White
- This person was also long and lean and brown; hard bitten; bedecked with worn brown leather chaps, and wearing a gun.
- Extract from : « The Killer » by Stewart Edward White
Antonyms for hard bitten
- amenable
- ashamed
- calm
- caring
- compassionate
- concerned
- controllable
- delicate
- easy
- easy-going
- facile
- feeling
- flexible
- fragile
- gentle
- guilty
- interested
- kind
- lenient
- loose
- merciful
- mild
- mindful
- nice
- peaceful
- pliable
- pliant
- remorseful
- responsive
- sad
- sensitive
- slack
- soft
- sorry
- supple
- sympathetic
- tender
- tolerant
- uncertain
- unstable
- vulnerable
- weak
- wobbly
- yielding
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