hardline (Meaning)
hardline (s)
firm and uncompromising
Synonyms & Antonyms of hardline
Synonyms:
- adamant
- conscientious
- exacting
- uncompromising
- meticulous
- cast-iron
- rigid
- inflexible
- stringent
- steadfast
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- unyielding
- grim
- demanding
- unbending
- scrupulous
- unflinching
- immovable
- flinty
- hard-hearted
- adamantine
- single-minded
- unsparing
- fussy
- unrelenting
- hardened
- stern
- determined
- severe
- harsh
- undeviating
- relentless
- brassbound
- unappeasable
- hard
- painstaking
- dogged
- punctilious
- austere
- firm
- stubborn
- resolved
- close
- tough
- exact
- tenacious
- implacable
Antonyms:
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, adamant, conscientious, exacting,uncompromising, meticulous, cast-iron, rigid, inflexible
pliable, loose, mild,flexible, acquiescent, pliable, loose, lax, acquiescent, relaxed
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.
