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hardened

DEFINITIONS OF: hardened

1

adj converted to solid form (as concrete)

Synonyms:
set
hard
resisting weight or pressure

adj made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment

Synonyms:
tempered, toughened, treated
curable
capable of being hardened by some additive or other agent
sunbaked
baked or hardened by exposure to sunlight; not burned
Antonyms:
unhardened, untempered
not brought to a proper consistency or hardness
brittle, unannealed
(of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured
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adj used of persons; emotionally hardened

Synonyms:
case-hardened, hard-boiled
hard
dispassionate

adj made tough by habitual exposure

“hardened fishermen”
Synonyms:
enured, inured
tough, toughened
physically toughened

adj protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)

“hardened missile silos”
Antonyms:
soft
not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)
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