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