Synonyms of indurated

indurated 1 of 2

adjective

as in compacted

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compacted
• hardened
• compressed
• stiffened
• tempered
• solid
• rigid
• unyielding
• compact
• dense
• case-hardened
• inelastic
• firm
• thick
• stiff
• unbending
• inflexible
• hard
• heavy
• condensed
• adamantine
• thickset
• rocklike
• close
• ramrod
• substantial
• sturdy
• impermeable
• nonporous
• impenetrable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• soft
• thin
• spongy
• flabby
• loose
• elastic
• scattered
• flexible
• malleable
• pliable
• pliant
• squishy
• supple
• limp
• porous
• floppy
• flaccid
• squashy
• light
• permeable
• slack
• lank
• droopy
• bendable
• airy
• ultrasoft

indurated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of indurate

1

as in hardened

to become physically firm or solid

clay that had been indurated by long exposure to the summer sun

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hardened
• froze
• stiffened
• congealed
• solidified
• concreted
• incrusted
• firmed (up)
• encrusted
• thickened
• set
• callused
• caked
• calcified
• coagulated
• gelled
• crystallized
• crystalized
• gelatinized
• clotted
• ossified
• rigidified
• jellied
• petrified
• jelled
• annealed
• case-hardened
• tempered
• gelated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• softened
• liquefied
• melted
• liquified
• dissolved
• fused
• thawed
• smelted
• fluxed
• deliquesced
• unfroze

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strengthened
• hardened
• fortified
• inured
• toughened
• steeled
• adjusted
• reinforced
• seasoned
• adapted
• annealed
• braced
• bolstered
• tempered
• reenforced
• acclimated
• enforced
• vitalized
• invigorated
• acclimatized
• buttressed
• accustomed
• immunized
• conditioned
• habituated
• propped (up)
• naturalized
• supported
• broke in
• trained
• boosted
• forearmed
• limbered (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• softened
• weakened
• exhausted
• crippled
• sapped
• enfeebled
• incapacitated
• sensitized
• enervated
• emasculated
• debilitated
• hamstrung