hardening

The word “hardening” has 3 syllables: hard-en-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈhɑrdənɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for hardening?

In the thesaurus, “hardening” has 61 synonyms and 36 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for hardening

acclimating
acclimatizing
accustoming
adapting
adjusting
annealing
bolstering
boosting
bracing
breaking in
buttressing
caking
calcifying
callusing
case-hardening
clotting
coagulating
concreting
conditioning
congealing
crystalizing
crystallization
crystallizing
encrusting
energizing
enforcing
forearming
fortifying
freezing
gelating
gelatinizing
gelling
habituating
harshening
immunizing
incrusting
indurating
inuring
invigorating
jelling
jellying
naturalizing
ossifying
petrifying
reenforcing
reinforcing
restrengthening
rigidifying
seasoning
setting
solidification
solidifying
steeling
stiffening
strengthening
supporting
tempering
thickening
toughening
training
vitalizing

Antonyms for hardening

ameliorating
breaking down
crippling
damaging
debilitating
deliquescing
dissolving
easing
emasculating
enervating
enfeebling
exhausting
fluxing
fusing
hamstringing
harming
hurting
impairing
incapacitating
injuring
lessening
liquefying
liquifying
melting
moderating
paralyzing
sapping
sensitizing
smelting
softening
thawing
undercutting
undermining
unfreezing
weakening
wearing out

Meanings of hardening

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. The process by which something hardens.
2. That which hardens, such as a material used for converting the surface of iron into steel.

Example Sentences

The hardening of the lava formed new rock formations.
He noticed the hardening of her attitude over time.
Cold weather contributes to the hardening of the soil.
The process of hardening steel makes it more durable.
Economic data showed a hardening stance from the central bank.

On this page you'll find 97 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to hardening, such as: acclimating, acclimatizing, accustoming, adapting, adjusting, ameliorating, annealing.

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