Hard and Supple

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Hard

Hard adjective - Having a consistency that does not easily yield to pressure.
Usage example: fell on the hard floor and bruised her arm
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Supple is an antonym for hard.
Nearby Words: harden, hardship, hardy, hardly, hardness

Supple

Supple adjective - Able to revert to original size and shape after being stretched, squeezed, or twisted.
Usage example: shoes made from supple leather
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Hard is an antonym for supple in bendable topic.
Nearby Words: suppleness, suppled
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  • Video Game / Icewind Dale Also, it may not be steel, but it's still put a wedge of hard material right against the sternum, which probably isn't any fun to take a blow on.(This is hardened boiled leather, mind you, not supple worked leather).
    Source: Video Game / Icewind Dale
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