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