rock-like
Resembling a boulder
Rock-like describes something that resembles a rock in appearance, texture, or hardness.
It typically suggests solidity, firmness, or an unyielding quality: The bread had gone stale and rock-like after sitting out for days.
The term can also describe steadfastness or emotional immovability: His rock-like composure never wavered during the crisis.
Firm matter state
- rigidUnable to bend
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- firmSolid or resolute
- denseClosely packed together
impenetrable · tough · resistant · durable · inflexible · stony · adamant · immovable
Lacking all movement
- stationaryNot in motion
- immobileUnable to shift
- staticWithout motion or change
- unmovingLacking any motion
frozen · fixed · rooted · steadfast · unwavering · stable · anchored · planted
Uneven in surface
- coarseRough in texture
- craggyRough with rocky projections
- jaggedSharply uneven, notched
- ruggedTough and uneven
grainy · gritty · pitted · uneven · bumpy · weathered · porous · crystalline
Neutral achromatic hue
- craggyRough with rocky projections
- weatheredEroded by exposure
- angularSharp-edged or rawboned
- monolithicMassive and undifferentiated
massive · hulking · formidable · imposing · sculptural · chiseled · blocky · hewn
Uncomplaining endurer of hardship
- impassiveWithout visible emotion
- unfeelingWithout compassion or emotion
- coldLow temperature state
- unmovedNot stirred physically/emotionally
detached · stern · hardened · callous · stony-faced · expressionless · impervious · unflinching
solid
Firm matter state
- rigidUnable to bend
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- firmSolid or resolute
dense · impenetrable · tough · resistant · durable · inflexible · stony · adamant · immovable · unbreakable
motionless
Lacking all movement
- stationaryNot in motion
- immobileUnable to shift
- staticWithout motion or change
unmoving · frozen · fixed · rooted · steadfast · unwavering · stable · anchored · planted · still
rough
Uneven in surface
rugged · grainy · gritty · pitted · uneven · bumpy · weathered · porous · crystalline · granular
gray
Neutral achromatic hue
monolithic · massive · hulking · formidable · imposing · sculptural · chiseled · blocky · hewn · mineral
stoic
Uncomplaining endurer of hardship
unmoved · detached · stern · hardened · callous · stony-faced · expressionless · impervious · unflinching · resolute