Synonyms of hardens

hardens

verb

present tense third-person singular of harden

1

as in freezes

to become physically firm or solid

the glue begins to harden as soon as it is exposed to air

Synonyms & Similar Words

• freezes
• stiffens
• solidifies
• congeals
• firms (up)
• concretes
• thickens
• sets
• crystallizes
• coagulates
• crystalizes
• gels
• encrusts
• indurates
• petrifies
• gelatinizes
• calcifies
• incrusts
• cakes
• calluses
• ossifies
• jells
• jellies
• anneals
• clots
• tempers
• rigidifies
• gelates
• case-hardens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• softens
• liquefies
• melts
• dissolves
• liquifies
• thaws
• fuses
• smelts
• unfreezes
• fluxes
• deliquesces

2

as in strengthens

to make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, or exposure

pioneer women who had been hardened by years of living on the plains

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strengthens
• toughens
• fortifies
• inures
• adjusts
• steels
• adapts
• seasons
• reinforces
• bolsters
• invigorates
• indurates
• anneals
• enforces
• acclimates
• tempers
• vitalizes
• braces
• immunizes
• reenforces
• acclimatizes
• accustoms
• conditions
• habituates
• boosts
• buttresses
• naturalizes
• supports
• forearms
• breaks in
• props (up)
• trains
• limbers (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• softens
• weakens
• exhausts
• saps
• incapacitates
• cripples
• enfeebles
• sensitizes
• emasculates
• enervates
• debilitates
• hamstrings

3

as in toughens

to increase the ability of (as a muscle) to exert physical force

arm muscles that were hardened by all the years of casting and hauling his fishing nets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strengthens
• toughens
• fortifies
• beefs (up)
• anneals
• tempers
• energizes
• invigorates
• firms (up)
• vitalizes
• tones (up)
• restrengthens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• weakens
• hurts
• paralyzes
• impairs
• injures
• cripples
• damages
• debilitates
• harms
• enervates
• enfeebles
• undermines
• incapacitates
• breaks down
• undercuts
• wears out
• saps

4

as in stiffens

to make more harsh, uncompromising, or severe

the government hardened restrictions on travel to and from the war-torn nation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stiffens
• strengthens
• toughens
• harshens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• eases
• lessens
• softens
• moderates
• ameliorates