Thesaurus:harden

Thesaurus:harden

THESAURUS

harden

English

Synonyms

• anneal (figuratively, archaic or poetic)

• harden

• indurate

• obdurate

• sclerotise

• solidify

• steel

• stiffen

• temper

Antonyms

• soften    [WS]

Hyponyms

• freeze

• ossify

• petrify

• vitrify

•   —

• ruggedize

See also

• Thesaurus:hardness
• Thesaurus:hard
• Thesaurus:strengthen

Further reading

• “323. hardness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “harden” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.