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