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hardened

/ˈhɑɹd(ə)nd/adjective2 syllables

Hardened means: made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment.

Synonyms for hardened24

adjective, as in made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment

tempered, treated, toughened, curable, sunbaked

adjective, as in made tough by habitual exposure

enured, inured, tough, toughened

adjective, as in used of persons; emotionally hardened

case-hardened, hard-boiled, hard

adjective, as in converted to solid form (as concrete)

set, hard

also used for hardened

habituated, hard-bitten, harsh, severe, brutal, callous, cold, cold-eyed, cruel, dour, flint-hearted, forbidding

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Opposites of hardened

soft

What does hardened mean?5

adjective

1

made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment“a sword of tempered steel”

2

made tough by habitual exposure“hardened fishermen”

3

used of persons; emotionally hardened“faced a case-hardened judge”

4

converted to solid form (as concrete)

5

protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)“hardened missile silos”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with hardened?1

two syllables

pardoned
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Hardened in a sentence

  • Years of farm work have hardened his body.speedwell
  • He hardened clay by putting it into a fire.AlanF_US
  • Tartar is a form of hardened dental plaque.Spamster
  • Even a hardened policeman can't be prepared for such a cruel murder scene.OsoHombre
  • There are some who like to eat the hardened crust of rice.LeeSooHa
  • Yanni's tattoos would put a hardened gang member to shame.Amastan
  • Attitudes have hardened; a compromise seems unlikely in the near future.sundown
  • Your enemy is well trained, well equipped and battle hardened. He will fight savagely.Hybrid

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