All hard as nails synonyms
adj hard as nails
- hardened β made or become hard or harder.
- tough β strong and durable; not easily broken or cut.
- rigid β stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard: a rigid strip of metal.
- dogged β doggoned; damned; confounded: Well, I'll be dogged!
- steadfast β fixed in direction; steadily directed: a steadfast gaze.
- strong-willed β having a powerful will; resolute.
- purposeful β having a purpose.
- serious β of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- decisive β If a fact, action, or event is decisive, it makes it certain that there will be a particular result.
- resolved β firm in purpose or intent; determined.
- ferocious β savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel: a ferocious beating.
- vicious β addicted to or characterized by vice; grossly immoral; depraved; profligate: a vicious life.
- bleak β If a situation is bleak, it is bad, and seems unlikely to improve.
- tough β strong and durable; not easily broken or cut.
- harsh β ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment; harsh manners.
- painful β affected with, causing, or characterized by pain: a painful wound; a painful night; a painful memory.
- grim β stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise: grim determination; grim necessity.
- hard-nosed β hardheaded or tough; unsentimentally practical: a hard-nosed labor leader.
- insensitive β deficient in human sensibility, acuteness of feeling, or consideration; unfeeling; callous: an insensitive person.
- ruthless β without pity or compassion; cruel; merciless: a ruthless tyrant.
- inhuman β lacking qualities of sympathy, pity, warmth, compassion, or the like; cruel; brutal: an inhuman master.
- uncaring β a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.
- crass β Crass behaviour is stupid and does not show consideration for other people.
- unresponsive β responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
- heartless β unfeeling; unkind; unsympathetic; harsh; cruel: heartless words; a heartless ruler.
- heavy β of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
- vigorous β full of or characterized by vigor: a vigorous effort.
- secure β free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- capable β If a person or thing is capable of doing something, they have the ability to do it.
- solid β having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure.
- big β A big person or thing is large in physical size.
- forceful β full of force; powerful; vigorous; effective: a forceful plea for peace.
- able β Someone who is able is very clever or very good at doing something.
- steady β firmly placed or fixed; stable in position or equilibrium: a steady ladder.
- tenacious β holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
- athletic β Athletic means relating to athletes and athletics.
- substantial β of ample or considerable amount, quantity, size, etc.: a substantial sum of money.
- stable β a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
- active β Someone who is active moves around a lot or does a lot of things.
- robust β strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous: a robust young man; a robust faith; a robust mind.
- durable β able to resist wear, decay, etc., well; lasting; enduring.
- stiff β rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex: a stiff collar.
- tight β firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure: a tight knot.
- resilient β springing back; rebounding.
- healthy β possessing or enjoying good health or a sound and vigorous mentality: a healthy body; a healthy mind.
- pat β to strike lightly or gently with something flat, as with a paddle or the palm of the hand, usually in order to flatten, smooth, or shape: to pat dough into flat pastry forms.
noun hard as nails
- stamina β a plural of stamen.
- grit β abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- persistence β the act or fact of persisting.
- staying power β ability or strength to last or endure; endurance; stamina.