hardline Antonyms
Strongest:
- mild
- slack
- acquiescent
- pliable
- flexible
- pliable
- flexible
- mild
- compliant
- acquiescent
- compliant
- slack
- gentle
- gentle
- pliant
- lax
- pliant
- relaxed
- loose
- loose
- lax
- relaxed
Strong:
- easygoing
- yielding
- indulgent
- easy
- kindly
- lenient
- compromising
- merciful
- soft
- negligent
- easy
- slovenly
- sloppy
- easygoing
- sloppy
- yielding
- tolerant
- negligent
- merciful
- compromising
- tolerant
- slovenly
- soft
- kindly
- lenient
- indulgent
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- steadfast
- exacting
- uncompromising
- rigid
- cast-iron
- conscientious
- inflexible
- meticulous
- adamant
- stringent
Weak:
- painstaking
- determined
- punctilious
- grim
- undeviating
- unappeasable
- hard-hearted
- fussy
- dogged
- harsh
- adamantine
- tough
- unyielding
- unrelenting
- resolved
- severe
- hard
- unflinching
- hardened
- scrupulous
- unbending
- firm
- tenacious
- immovable
- relentless
- close
- exact
- unsparing
- demanding
- stubborn
- single-minded
- flinty
- implacable
- brassbound
- stern
- austere
Meaning of hardline
Wordnet
hardline (s)
firm and uncompromising
hardline Sentence Examples
- The new manager adopted a hardline stance on employee attendance.
- The government pursued a hardline policy against protesters.
- The hardline stance of the religious group alienated many potential converts.
- The company took a hardline approach to negotiating with its labor union.
- The hardline rhetoric of the politician divided the electorate.
- The hardline stance of the environmentalists angered the industry lobbyists.
- The hardline military response led to unnecessary civilian casualties.
- The hardline interpretation of the law left little room for flexibility.
- The hardline measures implemented by the school administration reduced student behavior problems.
- The hardline position of the peace negotiators made it difficult to reach a compromise.
FAQs About the word hardline
firm and uncompromising
strict, rigorous, steadfast, exacting,uncompromising, rigid, cast-iron, conscientious, inflexible, meticulous
mild, slack, acquiescent, pliable,flexible, pliable, flexible, mild, compliant, acquiescent
The new manager adopted a hardline stance on employee attendance.
The government pursued a hardline policy against protesters.
The hardline stance of the religious group alienated many potential converts.
The company took a hardline approach to negotiating with its labor union.
