Synonyms for flinty
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Stony
stony, hard-hearted, unyielding, obdurate, granitic, rocky, hard, adamantine, heartless, hardened, grim, callous
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Resembling or containing flint; hard like flint.
Related words
- Word family
- flint-eyed
Example sentences
- stony Can you lend me some money? I'm stony broke.
- unyielding His unyielding character doesn't please me at all.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| flinty | rising | |
| stony | steady | |
| unyielding | rising | |
| obdurate | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- hard1, grim1
- 5 letters
- rocky2, stony2
- 7 letters
- callous2
- 8 letters
- hardened2, granitic3, obdurate3
- 9 letters
- heartless2
- 10 letters
- unyielding3, adamantine
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rocky2 = 2 syllables).