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