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Antonyms for old-line


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ohld-lahyn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊldˈlaɪn



Definition of old-line

  • As in orthodox : adj accepted, traditional
  • As in reactionary : adj conservative
  • As in right : adj conservative politically
  • As in bourgeois : adj commonplace
  • As in mossbacked : adj reactionary
  • As in die-hard : adj uncompromising
Example sentences :
  • "Secession" was not a word with which to charm the "old-line Whigs" of the South.
  • Extract from : « The Creed of the Old South 1865-1915 » by Basil L. Gildersleeve
  • In the first place, I would say he was not an old-line Whig.
  • Extract from : « The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Four » by Abraham Lincoln
  • The Committee concluded their interviews with an old-line corporal.
  • Extract from : « General Max Shorter » by Kris Ottman Neville
  • Governor Rector had been elected, in the autumn of 1860, by the Democrats and old-line Whigs.
  • Extract from : « The American Indian as Slaveholder and Seccessionist » by Annie Heloise Abel
  • And his opinion was that the old-line colleges tended to destroy individuality and smother initiative.
  • Extract from : « Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 11 (of 14) » by Elbert Hubbard
  • The party passed over Colonel Roosevelt; the memory of 1912 was still too bitter to permit the old-line leaders to accept him.
  • Extract from : « Woodrow Wilson's Administration and Achievements » by Frank B. Lord and James William Bryan
  • The old-line companies do not offer the form of disability insurance required by railway employees.
  • Extract from : « Beneficiary Features of American Trade Unions » by James B. Kennedy
  • It is in the towns that the old-line Democrats, whom Tillman drove from office, have always been the strongest.
  • Extract from : « Sober by Act of Parliament » by Fred A. McKenzie
  • Some of them warmly support the law, but others have united with the old-line Democrats in opposing it.
  • Extract from : « Sober by Act of Parliament » by Fred A. McKenzie
  • The adherence of old-line Whig politicians like Seward suggests that there was some alloy in the pure gold of Republicanism.
  • Extract from : « Stephen A. Douglas » by Allen Johnson

Synonyms for old-line

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