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