hard-shelled Synonyms
Strongest:
- inexorable
- firm
- strict
- relentless
- steadfast
- iron
- hard-line
- stern
- tenacious
- stouthearted
- rigid
- hidebound
- persistent
- severe
- unflinching
Strong:
- stubborn
- resolved
- immovable
- obsessive
- bloody-minded
- set
- cantankerous
- wrongheaded
- inflexible
- pertinacious
- obdurate
- obstinate
- single-minded
- hardheaded
- unbending
- unyielding
- intransigent
- implacable
- uncompromising
- determined
- narrow-minded
- hell-bent
- hard-nosed
- hardened
- refractory
- wayward
Weak:
- inconvincible
- anal-retentive
- self-willed
- hard
- bullheaded
- insurgent
- adamantine
- stiff-necked
- wilful
- froward
- contrary
- defiant
- adamant
- intractable
- mutinous
- pat
- pigheaded
- dogged
- opinionated
- recalcitrant
- uncooperative
- unrelenting
- willful
- unmanageable
- unruly
- ungovernable
- ossified
- headstrong
- contumacious
- insubordinate
- self-opinionated
- perverse
- cussed
- disobedient
- mulish
Strongest:
- agreeable
- docile
- acquiescent
- flexible
- compliant
- obedient
- docile
- compliant
- obedient
- agreeable
- amenable
- pliable
- flexible
- pliant
- amenable
- acquiescent
- complying
- pliable
- pliant
- complying
Strong:
- manageable
- placable
- responsive
- yielding
- willing
- tractable
- placable
- receptive
- reasonable
- manageable
- receptive
- accepting
- temperate
- submissive
- submissive
- responsive
- willing
- yielding
- accepting
- tractable
- reasonable
- temperate
Weak:
hard-shelled Meaning
hard-shelled (s)
of animals or plants that have a hard shell
hard-shelled Sentence Examples
- The turtle's hard-shelled exterior protected it from the claws of its predators.
- The hard-shelled eggs of the tortoise required careful handling to avoid breakage.
- The hermit crab's body was soft, but it found a hard-shelled home in an abandoned snail shell.
- The armadillo's hard-shelled back served as an effective defense against its enemies.
- The hard-shelled nut's tough exterior hid its sweet and nutritious kernel.
- The oyster's hard-shelled exterior protected its delicate body from the harsh ocean currents.
- The lobster's hard-shelled claws were used for capturing and crushing its prey.
- The hard-shelled beetles scurried across the forest floor, their shiny carapaces reflecting the sunlight.
- The archaeologist carefully excavated the hard-shelled remains of an ancient snail fossil.
- The hard-shelled helmet provided the soldier with protection from enemy fire.
FAQs About the word hard-shelled
of animals or plants that have a hard shell
inexorable, firm, strict, relentless, steadfast, iron,hard-line, stern, tenacious, stouthearted
agreeable, docile, acquiescent,flexible, compliant, obedient, docile, compliant, obedient, agreeable
The turtle's hard-shelled exterior protected it from the claws of its predators.
The hard-shelled eggs of the tortoise required careful handling to avoid breakage.
The hermit crab's body was soft, but it found a hard-shelled home in an abandoned snail shell.
The armadillo's hard-shelled back served as an effective defense against its enemies.