Synonyms of hardy

hardy

adjective

ˈhär-dē 

1

as in sturdy

able to withstand hardship, strain, or exposure

chrysanthemums are hardy enough to survive a light frost

the settlers of the Old West were a hardy lot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sturdy
• strong
• rugged
• tough
• stout
• vigorous
• hardened
• durable
• healthy
• robust
• hard
• toughened
• cast-iron
• resilient
• hard-bitten
• inured
• permanent
• thriving
• staunch
• stable
• tenacious
• stalwart
• enduring
• leathery
• immortal
• lasting
• flinty
• everlasting
• muscular
• virile
• hale
• unyielding
• flourishing
• staying
• imperishable
• brawny
• fortified
• able-bodied
• prospering
• tempered
• husky
• seasoned
• lusty
• fit
• sound
• red-blooded
• annealed
• strapping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• weak
• soft
• delicate
• tender
• worn
• weakened
• diseased
• enfeebled
• fragile
• infirm
• exhausted
• wasted
• susceptible
• emasculated
• vulnerable
• frail
• debilitated
• sensitive
• nonhardy
• unsound
• incapacitated
• puny
• crippled
• enervated
• temporary
• transient
• sapped
• worn-out
• perishable
• mortal
• yielding
• run-down
• resistless
• unresistant

2

as in adventurous

inclined or willing to take risks

hardy souls who pioneered new paths into outer space

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adventurous
• brave
• courageous
• fearless
• daring
• bold
• venturous
• enterprising
• nerved
• gutsy
• venturesome
• adventuresome
• gallant
• audacious
• valiant
• heroic
• dashing
• reckless
• impulsive
• nervy
• foolish
• intrepid
• emboldened
• free-swinging
• dauntless
• foolhardy
• stupid
• valorous
• undaunted
• impetuous
• dumb
• wild
• spirited
• unafraid
• plucky
• daredevil
• stalwart
• thoughtless
• imprudent
• spunky
• stout
• hotheaded
• silly
• overconfident
• heedless
• rash
• incautious
• brash
• stouthearted
• madcap
• lionhearted
• mad
• gritty
• hasty
• overbold
• nutty
• unreasonable
• wacky
• brainless
• unnecessary
• insane
• idiotic
• lunatic
• swashbuckling
• absurd
• balmy
• irrational
• headlong
• witless
• crazy
• scatterbrained
• asinine
• moronic
• harebrained
• greathearted
• precipitate
• gadarene
• half-witted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• timid
• timorous
• cowardly
• unadventurous
• careful
• cautious
• pusillanimous
• coward
• craven
• milky
• shy
• unenterprising
• wary
• prudent
• afraid
• heedful
• frightened
• fearful
• overcautious
• lily-livered
• chickenhearted
• reasonable
• startled
• wise
• terrified
• scared
• sensible
• sane
• alarmed
• cool
• spooked
• calm
• poltroon
• shocked
• rational
• sound
• milk-livered
• unnerved
• affrighted
• horrified
• sage
• overcareful
• levelheaded
• fainthearted
• upset
• worried
• terrorized
• concerned
• dismayed
• appalled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hardy

Plants are hardy enough to grow in containers through much of the South for stylish porch plantings. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2026

On Gruinard, the hardy spores hunkered down, waiting for a new host to infect—even decades later. — Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 5 Aug. 2026

Fried recommends planting Superior, Toka, Waneta, Alderman, La Crescent, and Underwood for those who need cold-hardy varieties. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 4 Aug. 2026

Australians have a certain reputation for toughness, but even the hardiest among them would likely have been poisoned by the bufotoxins in this recipe. — Kimon De Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026