Hale
Hardened
Hardened adjective - Able to withstand hardship, strain, or exposure.
Usage example: hardened from years of deprivation and grief, the man regarded the house fire as just another misfortune in a life filled with them
Hale and hardened are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hale" instead an adjective "Hardened".
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Hardened and Hale. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hale/hardened
Hale & Hardened. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hale/hardened>.
Hardened or Hale. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hale/hardened.
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