Meaning

simple past and past participle of harden.

Definitions by Sense

1. simple past and past participle of harden
2. Made physically hard.
3. Having been accustomed or desensitized to something unpleasant through exposure or experience; inured.
4. Unfeeling; pitiless; callous.
5. Firmly established in a behavior seen as bad; unlikely to change one's ways; inveterate.
6. (computing, military) Having extra defences against attack; highly fortified.

Example Sentences

hardened steel

hardened police officers

The bloody scene could reduce even the most hardened soldier to tears.

In the past, Lutao was considered somewhat mysterious, because of the national penitentiary which housed the most hardened criminals, and the restrictions on travel to the island, which have since been loosened.

Hardened royalists staged a protest against Amnesty International Thailand at Silom Complex on Monday. The group said that the human rights watchdog is undermining the country’s stability by campaigning for the rights of the detained protest leaders who are calling for the reformation of the royal institution.

hardened criminals

a hardened air base

a hardened server

Word Forms

• harden'd
• more hardened
• most hardened

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When Should You Use Hardened?

Use hardened when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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