SOFTENING Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For SOFTENING
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| hardening | nounn | |||||
noun • abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue • the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization • the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact) | ||||||
| solidifying | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization | ||||||
| stiffening | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the act of becoming stiff • the process of becoming stiff or rigid | ||||||
| strengthening | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • becoming stronger • the act of increasing the strength of something | ||||||
| coarsening | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • make or become coarse or coarser • make less subtle or refined | ||||||
| firming | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments adverb • with resolute determination adjective satellite • marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable • not soft or yielding to pressure • strong and sure • not subject to revision or change • (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling • not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall • securely established • possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue • securely fixed in place • unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause verb • become taut or tauter • make taut or tauter | ||||||
| harshening | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • To make, or to become harsh; render hard and rough. • To render peevish, morose, or austere. | ||||||
| roughening | verbv | |||||
verb • make rough or rougher | ||||||
| toughening | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • make tough or tougher | ||||||
| harden | verbv | |||||
verb • become hard or harder • make hard or harder • harden by reheating and cooling in oil • make healthy • cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate | ||||||
| sharpen | verbv | |||||
verb • make sharp or sharper • make crisp or more crisp and precise • become sharp or sharper • put (an image) into focus • make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper • raise the pitch of (musical notes) • give a point to • make (one's senses) more acute | ||||||
