hard-line
adjective /ˌhɑːdˈlaɪn/
/ˌhɑːrd-/ Definition
› extreme and severe and not likely to change: a hard-line manifesto a hard-line politicianNot able to be changedKeeping and staying the same hard-liner /ˌhɑːdˈlaɪ.nər/
/ˌhɑːrdˈlaɪ.nɚ/ noun [C] › He needs to persuade the hard-liners in the cabinet.Not able to be changedKeeping and staying the same
/ˌhɑːrdˈlaɪ.nɚ/ noun [C] › He needs to persuade the hard-liners in the cabinet.Not able to be changedKeeping and staying the same(Definition of hard-line adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a leopard can't/doesn't change its spots idiom
- be no hard and fast rules idiom
- burn your boats/bridges idiom
- congenital adjective
- continuity noun
- finally adverb (CERTAINLY)
- firm verb (STOP CHANGING)
- fixed adjective (ARRANGED)
- fixity noun
- hard line noun
- ingrained adjective (BELIEFS)
- institutionalized racism noun
- irredeemable adjective
- irreducible adjective
- irremediable adjective
- Rubicon noun
- stasis noun
- stuck adjective
- uncompromising adjective
- what's done is done idiom
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