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