1. hard-boiled
adjective. tough and callous by virtue of experience.
Synonyms
- pugnacious
- hard-bitten
Antonyms
- sensitive
- easy
- comfortable
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Words that Rhyme with Hard Palate
- mallett
- mallet
- hallett
- hallet
- gallet
2. hard-fought
adjective. requiring great effort.
Synonyms
- hard
Antonyms
- ease
- effortless
3. palate
noun. ['ˈpælət, ˈpælɪt'] the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities.
Synonyms
- mouth
- rima oris
- velum
- tastebud
- soft palate
- oral cavity
- hard palate
- roof of the mouth
- taste bud
- gustatory organ
- oral fissure
Antonyms
- natural object
- outside
- inside
- descend
4. hard
adjective. ['ˈhɑːrd'] not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure.
Synonyms
- delicate
- problematic
- tall
- difficultness
- troublesome
- difficulty
- thorny
- elusive
- arduous
- serious
- challenging
- fractious
- demanding
- awkward
- knotty
- herculean
- rugged
- embarrassing
- vexed
- ambitious
- touchy
- rocky
- catchy
- tough
- unenviable
- tricky
- sticky
- nasty
- trying
- difficult
- problematical
- tight
- effortful
- hard-fought
- ticklish
- baffling
Antonyms
- ease
- effortless
- undemanding
- polished
Etymology
- heard (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. hard
adjective. ['ˈhɑːrd'] dispassionate; .
Synonyms
- shrewd
- conniving
- steely
- case-hardened
- tough
- hardened
- calculative
- calculating
- hard-boiled
- unmerciful
- insensitive
- merciless
- scheming
Antonyms
- sensitive
- easy
- merciful
- tender
Etymology
- heard (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. hard
adjective. ['ˈhɑːrd'] resisting weight or pressure.
Synonyms
- stony
- woody
- firm
- adamantine
- semihard
- al dente
- granitelike
- set
- stonelike
- horny
- tumid
- granitic
- hardness
- unyielding
- solid
- steely
- erect
- petrous
- hornlike
- rocklike
- hardened
Antonyms
- softness
- simple
- euphonious
- exact
Etymology
- heard (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. hard
adjective. ['ˈhɑːrd'] very strong or vigorous.
Synonyms
- strong
- severe
Antonyms
- tough
- unrefined
- unskilled
Etymology
- heard (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. hard
adjective. ['ˈhɑːrd'] characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort.
Synonyms
- toilsome
- arduous
- effortful
- gruelling
- laborious
- operose
- grueling
- backbreaking
- heavy
Antonyms
- regular
- even
- fine
- ironed
Etymology
- heard (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. hard
adverb. ['ˈhɑːrd'] with firmness.
Antonyms
- little
Etymology
- heard (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. hard
adverb. ['ˈhɑːrd'] causing great damage or hardship.
Antonyms
- unquestionable
Etymology
- heard (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Example sentences of the word hard-palate
1. Noun Phrase
Injuries to the roof of the mouth may affect the hard palate, an immovable vault attached to the upper teeth, or the soft palate, which is near the back of the throat.