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hard-bitten

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of hard-bitten

able to withstand hardship, strain, or exposure

a hard-bitten Apache chief who could endure the scorching heat of the Arizona desert

Synonyms of hard-bitten

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

Words Related to hard-bitten

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

Near Antonyms of hard-bitten

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

mortal, perishable, temporary, transient

Antonyms of hard-bitten

delicate, nonhardy, soft, tender, weak

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