EGGSHELL Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

eggshell

adjective

Definition of eggshell next

as in friable

Synonyms & Similar Words

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friable
brittle
breakable
fragile
crushable
sensitive
frail
frangible
delicate
feeble
weak
flimsy
puny
tenuous
tender
soft
slight
vulnerable
susceptible
perishable
yielding
nonhardy
unresistant
resistless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

solid
tough
substantial
sound
durable
strong
sturdy
stiff
robust
hard
resistant
firm
stout
hardy
rugged
unbreakable
flinty
hardened
tempered
nonbreakable
strengthened
infrangible
toughened
inured

as in glossy

Synonyms & Similar Words

glossy
brushed
rubbed
satin
semigloss
glistening
sleek
burnished
polished
satiny
lustrous
silken
silky
lacquered
semilustrous
glazed
glassy
varnished
buffed
shining
gleaming
slippery
slick
reflective
shellacked
glittering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

flat
dull
mat
dim
lusterless
matte
lackluster
matt
unvarnished

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