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