hard-bitten

Synonyms

cast-iron, hard, hardened, hardy, inured, rugged, stout, strong, sturdy, tough, toughened, vigorous;

Antonyms

delicate, soft, tender, weak;

Near Antonyms

emasculated, enervated, enfeebled, exhausted, run-down, sapped, wasted, weakened, worn, worn-out;

crippled, debilitated, diseased, incapacitated, infirm, unsound;

fragile, frail, puny;

resistless, sensitive, susceptible, unresistant, vulnerable, yielding;

Related Words

flinty, leathery, resilient, stalwart;

durable, enduring, everlasting, immortal, imperishable, lasting, permanent, stable, staunch (also stanch), staying, tenacious, unyielding;

flourishing, prospering, thriving;

able-bodied, brawny, muscular;

fit, fortified, hale, healthy, husky, lusty, red-blooded, robust, sound, strapping, virile;

annealed, seasoned, tempered;