Hardness


Synonyms for hardness
noun stability

firmness
resoluteness
perseverance
backbone
constancy
permanence

endurance
solidity
durability
cohesion
maturity
aplomb

determination
assurance
adherence
security
balance
establishment

fastness
dependability
immobility
immovability

Antonyms for hardness

weakness
instability

doubt
uncertainty

spinelessness

Synonyms
noun severity

sharpness
harshness
strictness
toughness

sternness
cruelty
acerbity
rigor

rigorousness
austerity
grimness
stringency

rigidity
unkindness
hardheartedness

Antonyms

gentility

mildness

kindness

Concept Thesaurus for word hardness
1. Solid Matter
Synonyms – noun

hardness
inflexibility
induration
vitrification
pebble
fossil
granite
hardware
deal board
decarbonized iron
concrete

rigidity
temper
petrifaction
ossification
flint
crag
adamant
heart of oak
iron
wrought iron
cement.

renitence
callosity
lapidification
crystallization.
marble
crystal
bone
block
steel
nail

renitency
durity
lapidescence
stone
rock
quartz
cartilage
board
cast iron
brick

Synonyms – verbs

render hard
petrify
accrust.

harden
temper

stiffen
ossify

indurate
vitrify

Synonyms – adjectives

hard
firm
unbending
tense
proof.
concrete
lithic
bony
hard as a rock

rigid
starch
unlimber
indurate
adamant
stony
vitreous
osseous
stiff as buckram

stubborn
starched
unyielding
indurated
adamantine
granitic
horny
ossific
stiff as a poker.

stiff
stark
inflexible
gritty
adamantean
calculous
corneous
cartilaginous

Antonyms

softness

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Other adjectives related to hardness

adamantean
concrete
granitic
horny
insecable
rigescent
stark
stony
unbending

adamantine
corneous
gritty
indurate
osseous
rigid
stiff
stubborn
unlimber

bony
file
hard
indurated
ossific
starch
stiff as a poker
tense
unyielding

cartilaginous
glyptic
hard as stone
inflexible
proof
starched
stiff as buckram
tentiginous
vitreous

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