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