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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But parts of northern Thailand are seeing haze that even hardened locals say is exceptional.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

We have hardened our infrastructure and built an oil pipeline to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Demands have also hardened on the other side.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

City life has hardened her daughters and granddaughters in all the wrong ways and made them too soft in others.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

When he still did not shoot, Henry’s face hardened.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez