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Antonyms for hard core


Grammar : Adj
Spell : hahrd-kawr, -kohr
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɑrdˈkɔr, -ˈkoʊr



Definition of hard core

  • As in inveterate : adj long-standing, established
  • As in lascivious : adj sexually aroused; displaying excessive interest in sex
  • As in lewd : adj vulgar, indecent
  • As in raunchy : adj lewd, obscene
  • As in stern : adj serious, authoritarian
  • As in true-blue : adj honest and faithful
  • As in uncompromising : adj stubborn
  • As in unyielding : adj steadfast, resolute
  • As in vulgar : adj rude, offensive
  • As in X-rated : adj pornographic
  • As in liege : adj faithful
  • As in faithful : adj loyal, reliable
  • As in hard-core : adj dedicated
  • As in hard-line : adj firm
  • As in headstrong : adj stubborn
Example sentences :
  • Pare and slice them thin, removing the hard core from the centre.
  • Extract from : « Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-Book » by Eliza Leslie
  • That could be; a few short bursts would knock off all the soft wood from one of those big billets and expose the hard core.
  • Extract from : « Four-Day Planet » by Henry Beam Piper
  • As he worked a rhythm began pushing its way through the hard core of his mind, leavening it, making it fluid.
  • Extract from : « Three Soldiers » by John Dos Passos
  • Cut the cabbage into good-sized pieces, take off the outside leaves, and cut away the hard core.
  • Extract from : « The Century Cook Book » by Mary Ronald
  • In mounting large fishes use a hard core to the body, made of either wire or wood.
  • Extract from : « Manual of Taxidermy » by Charles Johnson Maynard
  • The concrete is laid in a plastic condition upon a bed of hard core, broken stone, or preferably rough concrete.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 530, February 27, 1886 » by Various
  • The hard core of human egotism is hardly to be dislodged except rudely.
  • Extract from : « Autobiography of a YOGI » by Paramhansa Yogananda
  • He mustered a hard core of courage in himself, but it required distinct effort.
  • Extract from : « Master of the Moondog » by Stanley Mullen
  • To that hard core the caste idea is being visibly worn down.
  • Extract from : « New Ideas in India During the Nineteenth Century » by John Morrison

Synonyms for hard core

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