INDURATED Synonyms: 133 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of indurated

as in compacted

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verb

past tense of indurate

as in hardened

to become physically firm or solid clay that had been indurated by long exposure to the summer sun

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as in strengthened

to make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, or exposure such a brutal upbringing could only callous his soul and indurate his heart to the suffering of others

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Adjective

National Geographic notes that dandelion roots can loosen compacted ground, improving aeration and reducing erosion.

— Ryan Brennan May 1, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026

Definition of compacted

Verb

After surviving a ferocious first half to trail only 13-12, the All Blacks' resolve hardened by new coach Dave Rennie and age-old ability to produce something from nothing turned a tense contest into a rout by five tries to South Africa's one.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
Institutional indifference and erasure Fast forward to today, and that defensive posture has hardened into absolute institutional erasure.

— Kimmie Gordon, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of hardened

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His football endurance might still be coming along; his football instincts might still be creeping back; his contact-balance is still a skill that needs to be strengthened after years of atrophy.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026
Presuming there is a feeling of letting Iraola assess the squad during the first season to earmark potential positions that need to be strengthened.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of strengthened

Adjective

The difference likely is multifold and surely part of a cumulative effect of compressed offseasons after playing 21 postseason games in the previous seven seasons.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2026
The special primary, which took place just a month after Lindsey Graham's death, meant a compressed and sometimes chaotic campaign for the 10 candidates who ran to replace him.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of compressed

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After many countries froze or seized assets linked to him, China called for his arrest and requested his extradition from Cambodia.

— Alvin Camba, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2026
In January, the Department of Health and Human Services froze federal funding for childcare in the state.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of froze

Adjective

His comments are in stark contrast to some of the more tempered statements corporate CEOs have made about AI replacing human employees.

— Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
Councilmember Jose Preciado took a more tempered view on the state’s position, and said the financing question should be separated from broader concerns about the project’s design.

— Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026

Definition of tempered

Adjective

Investigators have repeatedly dismissed the theories, saying there is no solid evidence to support the claims.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
More Unlike oil which accounts for 95% of foreign exchange earnings, solid minerals have long accounted for barely 1% of Nigeria’s economy.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of solid

Adjective

Shampoo can come in a rigid plastic bottle, a flexible squeeze tube, a refillable metal canister or a solid bar in a paperboard box.

— Erin Victor, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
Innanen’s most popular videos make toxic masculinity and rigid political ideologies the butt of the joke, often followed immediately by quippy shirtless videos.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026

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