hard-and-fast Synonyms
Strongest:
- unspecified
- indefinite
- changeable
- adjustable
- indefinite
- negotiable
- unspecified
- negotiable
- adjustable
- changeable
Strong:
- capricious
- mutable
- variable
- unstable
- volatile
- mercurial
- unpredictable
- volatile
- unpredictable
- unstable
- open-ended
- uncertain
- capricious
- variable
- fluid
- mercurial
- unsteady
- open-ended
- mutable
- uncertain
- unsteady
- fluid
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
fixed,certain, stable, unchanging, unchangeable, hard, final, definite, frozen, good
unspecified, indefinite, changeable, adjustable, indefinite,negotiable, unspecified, negotiable, adjustable, changeable
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.
