IRONCLAD Synonyms

• incapable of change

• not making concessions

• resistant to being bent

• incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances

• incapable of being overcome or subdued

• designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure

• incapable of or resistant to bending

• incapable of compromise or flexibility

• incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances

• fixed and unmoving

• of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous

• entirely of one substance with no holes inside

• matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure

• the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape

• a three-dimensional object, structurally rigid, usually resistant to changes of shape or volume

• characterized by good substantial quality

• of one substance or character throughout

• uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks

• providing abundant nourishment

• of good quality and condition; solidly built

• not soft or yielding to pressure

• having length, breadth and thickness

• impenetrable for the eye

• financially dependable

• of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial

• meriting respect or esteem

• of the same color throughout

• acting together as a single undiversified whole

• having strength or power greater than average or expected

• having a strong physiological or chemical effect

• not faint or feeble

• having or wielding force or authority

• immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with

• of good quality and condition; solidly built

• of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection

• being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content

• freshly made or left

• strong and sure

• not making concessions

• having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

• substantially made or constructed

• not given to gentleness or sentimentality

• physically toughened

• resistant to cutting or chewing

• someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing

• an aggressive and violent young criminal

• a cruel and brutal fellow

• very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution

• substantially made or constructed

• violent and lawless

• feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')

• unfortunate or hard to bear

• making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

• impossible to break especially under ordinary usage

• stubbornly unyielding

• resistant to physical force or pressure

• inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable

• having trim or fittings of brass

• without flaws or loopholes

• not penetrable by bullets

• make bulletproof

• immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with

• impossible to assail

• without flaws or loopholes

• marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

• without flaws or loopholes

• not allowing water to pass in or out

• without flaws or loopholes