Synonyms for hard-boiled
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Tough — of a person, especially a detective, callous and unsentimental
tough, hardened, hard, hard-hearted, thick-skinned, heartless, stony, unsympathetic, strict, callous, harsh, severe, dour, grim, stony-hearted, austere, obdurate, stern, icy, unfeeling, frosty, rigorous
2. Hard-bitten
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of a person, especially a detective, callous and unsentimental.
- adj. 2
Of a boiled egg, cooked to a solid consistency.
Related words
- Other spellings
- hardboiled
Example sentences
- harsh Some people live far removed from harsh realities.
- hardened The cement hardened and restricted Hulk’s movements.
By length
- 3 letters
- icy2
- 4 letters
- hard1, grim1, dour2
- 5 letters
- tough1, harsh1, stern1, stony2
- 6 letters
- severe2, strict1, frosty2
- 7 letters
- callous2, austere2
- 8 letters
- rigorous3, hardened2, obdurate3
- 9 letters
- heartless2, unfeeling3
- 10 letters
- pugnacious3
- 13 letters
- unsympathetic5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (icy2 = 2 syllables).