hard-shell Sentence Examples
- The hermit crab carried its hard-shell home on its back.
- The turtle's hard-shell provided protection from predators.
- The lobster's claws were covered in a hard-shell exterior.
- The armadillo curled up into its hard-shell defense mechanism.
- The hard-shell pecans required a strong nutcracker to crack them open.
- The hard-shell beetles could withstand being stepped on.
- The hard-shell helmet protected the soldier's head during combat.
- The hard-shell case contained delicate scientific equipment.
- The hard-shell clams remained closed, even when touched.
- The hard-shell crab was a popular dish in seafood restaurants.
hard-shell Meaning
Webster
hard-shell (a.)
Unyielding; insensible to argument; uncompromising; strict.
Synonyms & Antonyms of hard-shell
Synonyms:
- tenacious
- firm
- inexorable
- hard-line
- rigid
- hidebound
- stouthearted
- iron
- relentless
- strict
- severe
- unflinching
- persistent
- stern
- steadfast
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- uncompromising
- hardheaded
- immovable
- hard-nosed
- determined
- refractory
- obdurate
- unyielding
- inflexible
- intransigent
- stubborn
- hell-bent
- set
- wayward
- narrow-minded
- pertinacious
- cantankerous
- resolved
- implacable
- obstinate
- obsessive
- single-minded
- wrongheaded
- bloody-minded
- unbending
- hardened
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- inconvincible
- mutinous
- bullheaded
- insubordinate
- pigheaded
- headstrong
- mulish
- wilful
- adamant
- froward
- hard
- unruly
- cussed
- adamantine
- ungovernable
- defiant
- opinionated
- willful
- contumacious
- self-opinionated
- ossified
- unrelenting
- intractable
- unmanageable
- contrary
- self-willed
- uncooperative
- dogged
- pat
- perverse
- anal-retentive
- insurgent
- recalcitrant
- stiff-necked
- disobedient
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word hard-shell
Unyielding; insensible to argument; uncompromising; strict.
tenacious, firm, inexorable,hard-line, rigid, hidebound, stouthearted, iron, relentless, strict
agreeable,flexible, flexible, obedient, docile, pliant, pliable, docile, agreeable, acquiescent
The hermit crab carried its hard-shell home on its back.
The turtle's hard-shell provided protection from predators.
The lobster's claws were covered in a hard-shell exterior.
The armadillo curled up into its hard-shell defense mechanism.
