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