steelier
More coldly resolute
More steely—harder, colder, more unyielding.
A steelier resolve suggests greater determination than before; a steelier gaze is more piercing or unflinching: Her expression grew steelier as the interrogation continued.
The sequel's tone is steelier than the original's.
More resistant to damage
- strongerHaving greater power
- reinforcedMade more resistant
- fortifiedMade more resistant
- temperedStrengthened through heat treatment
armored · impenetrable · solidified · stiffened · braced · firmer · inured · calloused
Firmly committed to purpose
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- unflinchingRefusing to show fear
- undauntedCourageously persistent despite difficulty
- courageousShowing bravery under threat
intrepid · bold · gritty · composed · unblinking · colder · fiercer · grimmer
tougher
More resistant to damage
- strongerHaving greater power
- reinforcedMade more resistant
- fortifiedMade more resistant
tempered · armored · impenetrable · solidified · stiffened · braced · firmer · inured · calloused · weathered
determined
Firmly committed to purpose
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- unflinchingRefusing to show fear
- undauntedCourageously persistent despite difficulty
courageous · intrepid · bold · gritty · composed · unblinking · colder · fiercer · grimmer · sterner
colder
Lower in temperature
unflinching · unblinking · icy · flinty · glinting · severe · stern · withering · cutting · glacial
iron
Element twenty-six
galvanized · tempered · forged · blade · glint · gleam · burnished · polished · sheen · gray