harden

The word “harden” has 2 syllables: hard-en

It's pronounced as /ˈhɑrdən/

What is synonym and antonym for harden?

In the thesaurus, “harden” has 98 synonyms and 61 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for harden along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for harden

acclimate
acclimatize
accustom
adapt
adjust
amalgamate
anneal
bake
blunt
bolster
boost
brace
break in
brutalize
buttress
cake
calcify
callous
callus
case-harden
cement
climatize
close
clot
coagulate
coarsen
compact
concrete
condition
conform
congeal
consolidate
contract
crystalize
crystallize
curdle
deaden
densify
develop
discipline
dry
dull
embitter
encrust
energize
enforce
firm
fix
forearm
fortify
fossilize
freeze
gel
gelate
gelatinize
gird
habituate
harshen
immunize
incrust
indurate
inure
invigorate
jell
jelly
make callous
naturalize
nerve
numb
ossify
paralyze
petrify
precipitate
press
reenforce
reinforce
render insensitive
restrengthen
rigidify
roughen
season
set
settle
solidify
starch
steel
stiffen
strengthen
stun
stupefy
support
teach
temper
thicken
toughen
train
vitalize
vitrify

Antonyms for harden

ameliorate
be intolerant
break down
continue
cripple
damage
debilitate
deliquesce
dilute
disarrange
discourage
dishearten
disjoin
disorder
dissolve
dissuade
divide
ease
emasculate
enervate
enfeeble
enlarge
enliven
exhaust
flex
flux
fuse
hamstring
harm
hurt
impair
incapacitate
indulge
injure
lessen
let go
liquefy
liquify
loosen
melt
moderate
neglect
open
paralyze
sap
sensitize
separate
smelt
soften
spoil
thaw
thin
undercut
undermine
unfit
unfix
unfreeze
unsettle
upset
weaken
wear out

Meanings of harden

verb
1. To become hard (tough, resistant to pressure).
2. To make something hard or harder (tough, resistant to pressure).
3. To strengthen.
4. To modify (a website or other system) to make it resistant to malicious attacks.
5. To become or make (a person or thing) resistant or less sensitive.
6. To become or make (a consonant) more fortis.
noun
1. A coarse kind of linen made from hurds.

Example Sentences

The cement will harden after a few hours of drying.
Years of struggle seemed to harden his outlook on life.
Cold temperatures can harden the surface of the soil.
Repeated disappointments only served to harden her resolve.
You need to harden the metal before using it for construction.

On this page you'll find 159 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to harden, such as: acclimate, acclimatize, accustom, adapt, adjust, amalgamate, ameliorate.

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