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