hard-and-fast Synonyms
Strongest:
- indefinite
- indefinite
- negotiable
- unspecified
- adjustable
- changeable
- negotiable
- adjustable
- changeable
- unspecified
Strong:
- open-ended
- volatile
- unstable
- capricious
- unsteady
- uncertain
- open-ended
- unpredictable
- unpredictable
- mercurial
- unsteady
- mutable
- fluid
- variable
- volatile
- fluid
- variable
- unstable
- mercurial
- uncertain
- mutable
- capricious
Weak:
hard-and-fast Meaning
hard-and-fast (s)
(of rules) stringently enforced
hard-and-fast Sentence Examples
- The company's hard-and-fast rules regarding employee dress code left no room for exceptions.
- Scientists have discovered that the laws of physics are not hard-and-fast, but rather can vary under certain conditions.
- The teacher's adherence to hard-and-fast deadlines ensured that students completed their assignments on time.
- The manager's hard-and-fast refusal to consider any alternative plans prevented the team from exploring new possibilities.
- The hard-and-fast belief that honesty is always the best policy guided her actions in every situation.
- The government's hard-and-fast immigration policy drew criticism from human rights groups.
- The hard-and-fast division between the rich and the poor was a persistent issue in the society.
- The hard-and-fast assumption that all women are nurturing was challenged by feminist thought.
- The researcher's hard-and-fast conclusion that the experiment had failed was premature and ignored potential alternative interpretations.
- The hard-and-fast schedule of the bus service left commuters with few options for flexibility.
FAQs About the word hard-and-fast
(of rules) stringently enforced
certain, final, unchanging, hard, stable, unchangeable, fixed, settled, specific, exact
indefinite, indefinite, negotiable, unspecified, adjustable, changeable,negotiable, adjustable, changeable, unspecified
The company's hard-and-fast rules regarding employee dress code left no room for exceptions.
Scientists have discovered that the laws of physics are not hard-and-fast, but rather can vary under certain conditions.
The teacher's adherence to hard-and-fast deadlines ensured that students completed their assignments on time.
The manager's hard-and-fast refusal to consider any alternative plans prevented the team from exploring new possibilities.
