Synonyms for hardline
| Grammar : Adj |
Top 10 synonyms for hardline Other synonyms for the word hardline
- adamant
- adamantine
- aloof
- arbitrary
- ascetic
- astringent
- awkward
- biased
- bigoted
- bitter
- bossy
- brick-wall
- bull-headed
- bullheaded
- by the book
- callous
- cantankerous
- changeless
- chiseled
- clashing
- cocksure
- conceited
- confirmed
- contrary
- crisp
- cruel
- dead set
- dead set on
- decided
- determined
- diametrically opposed
- dictatorial
- disciplinary
- discordant
- discrepant
- dissonant
- distant
- do or die
- doctrinaire
- dogmatic
- drastic
- dug in
- dyed-in-the-wool
- exacting
- ferocious
- firm
- forbidding
- formal
- fractious
- frowning
- hang tough
- hang-tough
- hard
- hard as nails
- hard-bitten
- hard-boiled
- hard-core
- hard-line
- hard-nosed
- hard-shell
- hard-shelled
- hardheaded
- harsh
- headstrong
- high-handed
- hold one's ground
- hold the fort
- hold the line
- immalleable
- immovable
- immutable
- implacable
- impliable
- incompatible
- incompliant
- incongruous
- inconsistent
- incurable
- indocile
- indomitable
- inelastic
- inexorable
- inflexible
- inharmonious
- insoluble
- intractable
- intransigent
- invariable
- locked
- locked in
- merciless
- militant
- mortified
- mulish
- narrow
- obdurate
- obstinate
- one-sided
- opposed
- oracular
- overbearing
- pat
- pertinacious
- perverse
- pig-headed
- pigheaded
- positive
- pragmatic
- pragmatical
- prejudiced
- pugnacious
- recalcitrant
- refractory
- relentless
- reluctant
- reserved
- resolute
- rigid
- rigorous
- rough
- ruffianly
- ruthless
- savage
- self-assertive
- self-willed
- set
- set in stone
- set-on
- severe
- single-minded
- solid
- stand pat
- standing one's ground
- standing pat
- static
- staunch
- steadfast
- steely
- stern
- sticking to one's guns
- stiff
- stiff-necked
- strait-laced
- strict
- stringent
- strong
- stubborn
- taut
- tenacious
- terrible
- tilted
- tough
- tough nut
- tough nut to crack
- tough-nut
- unalterable
- unappeasable
- unbending
- unbreakable
- unchanging
- uncompliant
- uncompromising
- uncontrollable
- uncooperative
- undeviating
- undisciplined
- unfeeling
- unflexible
- unforgiving
- unfriendly
- ungiving
- ungovernable
- unmanageable
- unmovable
- unmoving
- unpermissive
- unpliable
- unrelenting
- unruly
- unsparing
- unswayable
- unwavering
- unyielding
- uptight
- vicious
- violent
- wayward
- weighted
- wild
- willful
Définition of hardline
Origin :- 1958, originally in reference to Soviet communist policies, from hard + line (n.) in the political sense. Related: Hard-liner (1963).
- As in intractable/intransigent : adj difficult, stubborn
- As in irreconcilable : adj hostile, conflicting
- As in opinionated : adj believing very strongly and conveying it
- As in rigid : adj stiff, strict, severe
- As in stern : adj serious, authoritarian
- As in tough : adj obstinate, rough
- As in unbending : adj rigid, tough
- As in uncompromising : adj stubborn
- As in unyielding : adj steadfast, resolute
- As in intractable : adj difficult
- As in all-or-nothing : adj accepting no less than everything
- As in hard-boiled : adj tough
- As in hard-line : adj firm
Antonyms for hardline
- amenable
- bending
- bland
- broken
- calm
- cheerful
- compassionate
- compatible
- compromising
- consistent
- consonant
- controllable
- cooperative
- delicate
- easy
- easy-going
- facile
- flexible
- fragile
- friendly
- funny
- gentle
- giving
- harmonious
- imprecise
- indefinite
- indifferent
- inexact
- irresolute
- kind
- lenient
- light
- limber
- manageable
- merciful
- mild
- nice
- open
- open-minded
- peaceful
- pliable
- pliant
- reconcilable
- relaxed
- shy
- smiling
- soft
- submissive
- supple
- surrendering
- sympathetic
- tender
- tolerant
- uncertain
- unfixed
- unreliable
- unstable
- vulnerable
- wavering
- weak
- willing
- wobbly
- yielding
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