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Synonyms for induration

Most common

sclerosis hardness hardening obduracy

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Hardness.

Related words

Other spellings
enduration

Forms

Plural
indurations → scleroses, hardnesses, hardenings, obduracies…

Example sentences

  • sclerosis Tom suffers from multiple sclerosis.
  • hardness Mineral hardness is measured on the Mohs scale.
  • hardening How can brown sugar be stored to prevent hardening?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
indurationfalling
sclerosisrising
hardnessfalling
hardeningfalling
obduracysteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

8 letters
hardness2, obduracy
9 letters
sclerosis3, hardening3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hardness2 = 2 syllables).