Synonyms for harden
ˈhɑr dnhard·en

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1. harden

   Synonyms:
   inure, train, habituate, confirm, indurate, consolidate, compact

   Antonyms:
   disinure, relax, enervate, debilitate, dishabituate, soften, melt, mollify, colliquate, vaporize

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1. harden, indurateverb

   become hard or harder

   "The wax hardened"

   Synonyms:
   inure, indurate, season, temper

   Antonyms:
   soften

2. harden, indurateverb

   make hard or harder

   "The cold hardened the butter"

   Synonyms:
   inure, indurate, season, temper

   Antonyms:
   soften

3. temper, hardenverb

   harden by reheating and cooling in oil

   "temper steel"

   Synonyms:
   temper, season, chasten, anneal, mollify, moderate, indurate, inure, normalize

   Antonyms:
   soften

4. season, hardenverb

   make fit

   "This trip will season even the hardiest traveller"

   Synonyms:
   temper, season, mollify, flavour, flavor, inure, indurate

   Antonyms:
   soften

5. inure, harden, indurateverb

   cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate

   "He was inured to the cold"

   Synonyms:
   indurate, season, inure, temper

   Antonyms:
   soften

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Habituate
   • Modify
   • Toughen

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1. solidifies

   Submitted by anonymous on May 19, 2021  

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1. hardenverb

   Synonyms:
   indurate, make hard, make callous

2. hardenverb

   Synonyms:
   habituate, inure, season, accustom, form, train, discipline

3. hardenverb

   Synonyms:
   strengthen, fortify, steel, nerve, brace

4. hardenverb

   Synonyms:
   sear, make callous, render insensible

5. hardenverb

   Synonyms:
   make obdurate, confirm in wickedness

6. hardenverb

   Synonyms:
   grow or become hard

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1. hardenverb

   Synonyms:
   indurate, solidify, petrify, ossify, sear, brutalize, embitter, inure, season, fortify, steel, brace, accustom

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1. List of paraphrases for "harden":

   hardin, toughen, söderman

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How to use harden in a sentence?

1. Antony Khoury:

   The sugar should be hot when poured or else it would harden when cold, you can also sprinkle sugar on top and torch it.

2. Antonio Barroso:

   The good result of the extreme-left Left Bloc will force the Socialists to harden their stance towards the government, which does not bode well for political stability over the medium term.

3. James Harden:

   The Lakers, on their biggest possession of the night, went to Davis who was guarded by Eric Gordon, who stands about half-a-foot shorter than Davis. It led to an easy score for Davis with 1:47 left, and The Lakers had a bit of breathing room. Alex Caruso 3-pointer off a pass from James Harden with 34.6 seconds left made it 108-100, sealing the win. Obviously, weve got to be better.

4. Howard Schultz:

   We have to harden our stores and provide safety for our people, i don't know if we can keep our bathrooms open.

5. Johann von Goethe:

   We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves otherwise we harden.