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
- rigid
- severe
- stouthearted
- relentless
- iron
- hidebound
- stern
- strict
- steadfast
- hard-line
- inexorable
- persistent
- unflinching
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- refractory
- immovable
- obdurate
- resolved
- hardened
- hard-nosed
- bloody-minded
- single-minded
- uncompromising
- narrow-minded
- obsessive
- obstinate
- set
- hardheaded
- determined
- wrongheaded
- pertinacious
- inflexible
- cantankerous
- wayward
- implacable
- hell-bent
- unbending
- stubborn
- intransigent
- unyielding
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- mulish
- unruly
- headstrong
- adamant
- disobedient
- froward
- ossified
- bullheaded
- self-willed
- stiff-necked
- inconvincible
- opinionated
- dogged
- ungovernable
- intractable
- insubordinate
- pigheaded
- unrelenting
- contumacious
- adamantine
- insurgent
- mutinous
- recalcitrant
- hard
- contrary
- uncooperative
- willful
- defiant
- cussed
- pat
- unmanageable
- perverse
- self-opinionated
- wilful
- anal-retentive
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word hard-shell
Unyielding; insensible to argument; uncompromising; strict.
tenacious, firm, rigid, severe, stouthearted, relentless, iron, hidebound, stern, strict
pliable, pliable, flexible, compliant, agreeable, obedient, compliant, docile,flexible, docile
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.
