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Synonyms & Antonyms of hard-core
firmly established over time
- the hard-core habits that generate our mountains of trash everyday will be extremely difficult to change
Synonyms for hard-core
- bred-in-the-bone,
- confirmed,
- deep,
- deep-rooted,
- deep-seated,
- entrenched
- (also intrenched),
- inveterate,
- rooted,
- settled
Words Related to hard-core
- embedded
- (also imbedded),
- implanted,
- inculcated,
- instilled
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Why Do We Use the Phrase 'Hard Core'?
Why Do We Use the Phrase 'Hard Core'?
From one kind of rock to another
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“Hard-core.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hard-core. Accessed 3 Dec. 2021.
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The first known use of hard-core was in 1841
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