/ Thesaurus / A Synonyms of annealing Find synonyms for: Noun1. annealing, tempering, hardeningusage: hardening something by heat treatmentVerb1. anneal, temper, normalize, harden, indurateusage: bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: languid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language