hardline Antonyms
Strongest:
- acquiescent
- loose
- mild
- pliant
- pliant
- relaxed
- pliable
- slack
- gentle
- flexible
- mild
- compliant
- acquiescent
- lax
- loose
- pliable
- lax
- flexible
- relaxed
- gentle
- slack
- compliant
Strong:
- easygoing
- slovenly
- merciful
- merciful
- sloppy
- kindly
- easy
- yielding
- soft
- easygoing
- tolerant
- sloppy
- kindly
- compromising
- soft
- compromising
- lenient
- slovenly
- indulgent
- lenient
- indulgent
- tolerant
- easy
- yielding
- negligent
- negligent
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- stringent
- adamant
- meticulous
- conscientious
- exacting
- uncompromising
- inflexible
- rigid
- steadfast
- cast-iron
Weak:
- painstaking
- close
- adamantine
- hard
- fussy
- unyielding
- undeviating
- exact
- immovable
- tough
- stubborn
- implacable
- austere
- unrelenting
- firm
- unbending
- stern
- demanding
- punctilious
- unsparing
- determined
- unflinching
- resolved
- brassbound
- single-minded
- unappeasable
- grim
- hardened
- tenacious
- hard-hearted
- harsh
- flinty
- dogged
- relentless
- severe
- scrupulous
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, stringent, adamant, meticulous, conscientious, exacting,uncompromising, inflexible, rigid
acquiescent, loose, mild, pliant, pliant, relaxed, pliable, slack, gentle,flexible
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.
