hardened
adjective
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- adjective
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Sense 1 adjective
used of persons; emotionally hardened
faced a case-hardened judge
Related & opposite
- hard similar to
Sense 2 adjective
made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
a sword of tempered steel
Related & opposite
- untempered antonym
- curable similar to
- sunbaked similar to
Sense 3 adjective
protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)
hardened missile silos
Related & opposite
- soft antonym
Sense 4 adjective
made tough by habitual exposure
hardened fishermen
Related & opposite
- toughened similar to
Sense 5 adjective
converted to solid form (as concrete)
Related & opposite
- hard similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | hard |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | untempered |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | curable |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | sunbaked |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | soft |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | toughened |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | hard |