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hard by or
upon close, close by, near, near by, nigh, at one's fingertips, under one's nose; in sight of, not far away, but a step away, within an inch of, within call or hearing, within earshot; at one's door, within a stone's throw, at close quarters, at one's elbow, within reach or range; on the brink or verge, about, on every side, bordering, beside, against, around.
hard-and-fast, adj. binding, set, fast, hard, exacting; unremitting, uncompromising, unbending, unyielding, strict, stringent, unswerving; irrevocable, unalterable, immutable, rigorous, inflexible, inescapable, leaving no choice, compelling; incontrovertible, incontestable, indisputable, undeniable, unquestionable.
hard-bitten, adj. 1. tough, hard, stubborn, strong-willed; rigid, uncompromising, hard-shell; obstinate, bullet-headed, obdurate, pertinacious, mulish; headstrong, opinionated, pig-headed.
2. casehardened, hardened, inured, thick-skinned, insensitive, immovable, unfeeling. See - hard-hearted.
3. unsentimental, realistic, practical, shrewd. See - hard-boiled and
hard-nosed.
hard-boiled, adj. unsentimental, tough, hard-bitten, pragmatic, realistic, matter-of-fact, down to earth; direct, straight, straightforward, unceremonious, graphic, to the point; frank, outspoken, blunt, point-blank, open, candid; brash, brusque, short, gruff, harsh, brutal.
harden, v. 1. solidify, set, stabilize, establish; toughen, starch; temper, bake, anneal, vulcanize, Metall. caseharden; densify, freeze, inspissate, Pharm. incrassate; press, compress, compact, make compact; cement, fix, make tight, lock in, consolidate, amalgamate.
2. indurate, ossify, petrify, fozzilize, crystallize, vitrify, Archaic, lapidify; congeal, coagulate, clot, cake, cake, encrust.
3. strengthen, inure, caseharden, callous; fortify, brace, stiffen, buttress, gird; toughen, discipline, train, put in trim; season, mellow, prime; accustom, acclimatize, break in; form, prepare, reinforce, restore.
4. blunt, deaden, dull, numb, benumb, paralyze, stun; sear, embitter, poison, brutalize.
hardened, adj. 1. hard, steely, casehardened, tempered, annealed, indurated, dried, fossilized, ossified, crystallized, insoluble, Pathol, sclerosed; set, fixed, firm, concrete; compressed, condensed.
2. steeled, tough, seared, hard-boiled, seasoned; inured, untouched, deadened, benumbed, unfeeling, uncaring, callous, unsusceptible, impervious, insensible, cruel, hard-hearted, stony, cold, flinty; obtuse, obstinate, unbending, obdurate, unyielding, rigid, inflexible, adamantine; remorseless, inexorable, unmerciful, implacable, unrelenting.
3. reprobate, inveterate, incorrigible, unregenerate, irredeemable, irreclaimable, lost; habituated, accustomed, chronic, habitual; impious, impenitent, uncon-trite, shameless, unashamed.
hard-handed, adj. oppressive, tyrannical, cruel, harsh, brutal, ruthless, heartless; bloodthirsty, savage, barbarous, bestial, brutish, pitiless, inhuman, merciless, unmerciful, hard-hearted; dictatorial, despotic, ironhanded, overbearing, coercive, inquisitorial, extortionate.
hard-headed, adj. 1. practical, shrewd, cool, cool-headed, rational, level-headed; sensible, well-balanced, sound, sane, clear-headed, resourceful; sharp, sharp-witted, keen, acute, discerning, clear-thinking, alert, aware, astute, judicious, sagacious, wise.
2. obstinate, stubborn, inflexible, unyielding, strong-minded, pertinacious; headstrong, adamantine, intractable, refractory, recalcitrant, contrary, perverse, wayward, cross-grained, balky, ungovernable, unruly.
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