Thesaurus / hardshell
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synonyms for hardshell
- flinty
- grim
- hard-nosed
- harsh
- rigid
- steely
- strict
- tough
- ascetic
- astringent
- bitter
- forbidding
- rough
- austere
- bullheaded
- by the book
- cruel
- disciplinary
- dyed-in-the-wool
- frowning
- hang-tough
- hard
- hard-boiled
- hard-core
- hard-line
- hard-shell
- hardheaded
- implacable
- inexorable
- inflexible
- mortified
- mulish
- relentless
- rigorous
- severe
- stiff-necked
- stubborn
- unrelenting
- unsparing
- unyielding
- accepted
- accustomed
- chronic
- deep-rooted
- deep-seated
- dyed-in-the-wool
- entrenched
- fixed
- habituated
- hardened
- ineradicable
- ingrained
- inveterate
- irradicable
- proved
- seasoned
- set
- settled
- staid
- firmly established
- inured
- long-established
- val
- accepted
- accustomed
- chronic
- deep-rooted
- deep-seated
- dyed-in-the-wool
- entrenched
- fixed
- habituated
- hard-shell
- hardened
- ingrained
- inveterate
- irradicable
- proved
- seasoned
- set
- settled
- staid
- valid
- worn
- firmly established
- inured
- long-established
- accepted
- accustomed
- chronic
- deep-rooted
- deep-seated
- dyed-in-the-wool
- entrenched
- fixed
- habituated
- hard-shell
- hardened
- ineradicable
- ingrained
- inveterate
- proved
- seasoned
- set
- settled
- staid
- valid
- worn
- firmly established
- inured
- long-established
- settled
- accepted
- proved
- ingrained
- worn
- seasoned
- hardened
- accustomed
- entrenched
- fixed
- habituated
- chronic
- deep-rooted
- deep-seated
- dyed-in-the-wool
- inveterate
- staid
- valid
- hard-shell
- inured
- firmly established
- long-established
- stringent
- tough
- unkind
- rude
- ruthless
- hard
- cruel
- brutal
- relentless
- severe
- unpleasant
- punitive
- stern
- sharp
- bitter
- grim
- austere
- discourteous
- dour
- gruff
- hairy
- hard-boiled
- hard-nosed
- mean
- pitiless
- uncivil
- unfeeling
- ungracious
- unrelenting
- wicked
- comfortless
- hard-shell
- cussed
- impulsive
- bullheaded
- contrary
- determined
- foolhardy
- froward
- hard-core
- hard-nosed
- heedless
- imprudent
- intractable
- mulish
- murder
- obstinate
- perverse
- pig-headed
- rash
- reckless
- refractory
- uncontrollable
- ungovernable
- unruly
- unyielding
- willful
- hard-shell
- locked-in
- mule
- self-willed
- strong-minded
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antonyms for hardshell
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- soft
- smooth
- bland
- good
- agreeable
- calm
- mild
- sympathetic
- giving
- easy
- nice
- gentle
- flexible
- polite
- courteous
- pleasing
- peaceful
- cheerful
- wonderful
- pleasant
- merciful
- compassionate
- friendly
- considerate
- facile
- kind
- tolerant
- inexact
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How to use hardshell in a sentence
Will serve to abolish “hardshell” reading where “hardshell” preaching is no longer tolerated.
BROWNING AND THE DRAMATIC MONOLOGUES. S. CURRYGet hold of every hardshell farmer in the county, he told the girls.
RUTH FIELDING IN THE RED CROSSALICE B. EMERSONHe had a nice family, a good house, and he was a clever gentleman, and a "hardshell" Baptist of the first water.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF FRANK G. ALLEN, MINISTER OF THE GOSPELFRANK G. ALLENBut Uncle Joe, the old hardshell, was never abashed at anything.
THE INNOCENTSSINCLAIR LEWISThe people known as "Hardshell" Baptists do not wish to be called by that name.
PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF PARDEE BUTLERPARDEE BUTLERThe hardshell nuts resemble those of the gray pine, but are considered more valuable for food.
AMERICAN FOREST TREESHENRY H. GIBSONFollowing that date, planting became much more general, but usually with hardshell strains and always with seedling trees.
NORTHERN NUT GROWERS ASSOCIATION REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS AT THEVARIOUSNow, he wuz the preacher of the Hardshell Baptist Church in this community.
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