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Definitions

hardened

[hahr-dnd] / ˈhɑr dnd /
ADJECTIVE
unfeeling
Synonyms
STRONGEST
coldhearted seasoned
STRONG
accustomed benumbed callous habituated indurated inured prepared steeled toughened unbending
WEAK
case-hardened contemptuous cruel disdainful hard as nails hard-bitten hard-boiled hardhearted heartless impenetrable impious inaccessible irreverent obdurate obtuse resistant unashamed uncaring uncompassionate unemotional unrepenting unsubmissive
Antonyms
WEAK
compassionate feeling kind nice sympathetic

Example Sentences

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“It hardened the resolve in the region and cemented the alignment within the Gulf with the U.S.”

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Demands have also hardened on the other side.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

“They’ve been hardened, apparently, by this war, and they don’t show any signs of yielding.”

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

According to the study, these dunes slowly hardened into rock billions of years ago after interacting with groundwater moving beneath the Martian surface.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026

Her fear narrowed and hardened into something numb and old; her pulse loosened.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.