Synonyms of indurate

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adjective

ˈin-də-rət 

as in ruthless

having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings

an indurate heart that admits no love or mercy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ruthless
• stony
• merciless
• hard
• obdurate
• pitiless
• callous
• stern
• insensate
• harsh
• oppressive
• abusive
• remorseless
• tough
• grim
• inhuman
• unfeeling
• heartless
• hard-hearted
• brutal
• unsympathetic
• unmerciful
• cruel
• compassionless
• malicious
• insensitive
• soulless
• hateful
• uncharitable
• unsparing
• thick-skinned
• vicious
• affectless
• inhumane
• severe
• desensitized
• case-hardened
• pachydermatous
• slash-and-burn
• cold-blooded
• take-no-prisoners
• hard-boiled
• mean
• savage
• rough
• ungentle
• ironhearted
• heedless
• thoughtless
• unthinking
• inconsiderate
• stonyhearted
• disagreeable
• uncaring
• unfriendly
• boorish
• unloving
• spiteful
• virulent
• surly
• malevolent
• barbarous
• bestial
• rough-and-tumble
• brutish
• cold
• rancorous
• ironhanded
• ill-natured
• sledgehammer
• jackbooted
• heavy-handed
• hard-bitten
• evil-minded
• acrimonious
• ironfisted
• austere
• frosty
• ill-tempered
• knock-down, drag-out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• warm
• sympathetic
• sensitive
• charitable
• merciful
• humane
• gentle
• kindly
• compassionate
• mild
• kind
• benevolent
• tender
• lenient
• indulgent
• benignant
• softhearted
• kindhearted
• friendly
• cordial
• gracious
• tenderhearted
• warmhearted
• understanding
• tolerant
• affectionate
• loving
• clement
• good-natured
• fond
• good-tempered

indurate

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verb

ˈin-də-ˌrāt 

1

as in to freeze

to become physically firm or solid

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• freeze
• harden
• stiffen
• concrete
• solidify
• congeal
• set
• firm (up)
• encrust
• gel
• gelatinize
• crystallize
• callus
• coagulate
• rigidify
• petrify
• cake
• thicken
• calcify
• ossify
• jell
• temper
• clot
• gelate
• anneal
• jelly
• case-harden

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• soften
• liquefy
• melt
• dissolve
• thaw
• flux
• smelt
• fuse
• deliquesce
• unfreeze

2

as in to strengthen

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

• strengthen
• harden
• fortify
• steel
• inure
• adjust
• adapt
• toughen
• season
• reinforce
• bolster
• temper
• brace
• invigorate
• enforce
• vitalize
• condition
• acclimatize
• buttress
• acclimate
• anneal
• immunize
• support
• accustom
• boost
• habituate
• prop (up)
• break in
• naturalize
• train
• forearm
• limber (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• soften
• weaken
• exhaust
• sap
• emasculate
• cripple
• enervate
• incapacitate
• enfeeble
• hamstring
• sensitize
• debilitate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of indurate

Adjective

His characters strive to achieve things—such as love, self-command, or financial success—but those efforts are made ironic in the face of a world that, while sometimes beautiful to look at, remains indurate to human happiness. — Scott Bradfield, The New Republic, 24 Jan. 2023

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