What is "hardline" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does hardline mean in English? Meaning of hardline definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "hardline" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "hardline": firm and uncompromising

Adjective

  • Meaning: firm and uncompromising
  • Example: a hard-line policy
  • Synonyms: hard-line hardline
  • Similar: inflexible sturdy uncompromising
  • Adjective: (business) a retail product collection consisting primarily of hardware targeting the do-it-yourself customer 2002, John Cornell III, Hardlines FAQ (live original), Hardlines Digest: The Hardlines Digest is an Internet mailing list for members of the retail hardware and home center industry.2002, John Cornell III, Hardlines FAQ (live original), Hardlines Digest: The Hardlines Digest is an Internet mailing list for members of the retail hardware and home center industry.
  • Synonyms:

    militant, staunch, uncompromising, hard-core, unyielding, adamant, hard-boiled, hard-nosed, inflexible, stand pat, steadfast, stern, stiff, strict, unbending, ungiving, hard-nosed, callous, firm, hard-line, headstrong, inflexible, obdurate, obstinate, rough, stern, strict, unbending, unfeeling, hard as nails, hard-shelled, awkward, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrary, hang tough, hard-line, headstrong, immovable, incurable, indomitable, insoluble, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, pat, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded, recalcitrant, refractory, resolute, tenacious, tough, unbending, uncompromising, uncooperative, undisciplined, ungovernable, unmanageable, unruly, unyielding, wayward, wild, willful, incompliant, indocile, locked in, self-willed, set in stone, tough-nut, unpliable, implacable, uncompromising, inexorable, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, clashing, discordant, discrepant, dissonant, hard-line, inflexible, inharmonious, intransigent, opposed, reluctant, unfriendly, unappeasable, diametrically opposed, assertive, cocky, stubborn, adamant, arbitrary, biased, bigoted, bossy, bullheaded, cocksure, conceited, dictatorial, doctrinaire, dogmatic, hard-line, high-handed, inflexible, intransigent, obdurate, obstinate, one-sided, oracular, overbearing, pigheaded, positive, pragmatic, prejudiced, self-assertive, single-minded, uncompromising, unyielding, pragmatical, locked in, set in stone, set-on, tilted, weighted, uncompromising, stringent, austere, harsh, solid, hard-line, definite, unyielding, inflexible, intransigent, stern, rigorous, adamant, fixed, exact, bullheaded, changeless, determined, firm, hard, inelastic, inexorable, invariable, obdurate, set, single-minded, static, strait-laced, unalterable, unbending, unbreakable, unchanging, unmoving, unrelenting, adamantine, incompliant, chiseled, dead set, locked in, set in stone, tough nut to crack, undeviating, unpermissive, tough, harsh, flinty, hard-nosed, strict, rigid, grim, forbidding, rough, astringent, bitter, ascetic, austere, bullheaded, cruel, disciplinary, dyed-in-the-wool, frowning, hard, hard-boiled, hard-core, hard-line, hardheaded, implacable, inexorable, inflexible, mulish, relentless, rigorous, severe, stubborn, unrelenting, unsparing, unyielding, hard-shell, steely, by the book, hang-tough, mortified, stiff-necked, harsh, stiff, resolute, hard, terrible, strict, severe, desperate, stern, fierce, narrow, hard-nosed, firm, savage, adamant, refractory, arbitrary, callous, confirmed, cruel, drastic, exacting, ferocious, fixed, hard-boiled, hard-line, headstrong, immutable, inflexible, intractable, merciless, obdurate, pugnacious, ruthless, stubborn, taut, unalterable, unbending, uncompromising, uncontrollable, unforgiving, unmanageable, unyielding, vicious, violent, hard-bitten, hard-shelled, ruffianly, firm, obstinate, reserved, crisp, aloof, distant, formal, hard-line, hold the line, incompliant, inelastic, inexorable, inflexible, intractable, obdurate, relentless, resolute, severe, single-minded, stiff, strict, stubborn, uncompromising, unrelenting, unyielding, uptight, do or die, dug in, hard as nails, hold the fort, locked in, set in stone, standing pat, unflexible, unswayable, hold one's ground, standing one's ground, sticking to one's guns, steadfast, rigid, resolute, inflexible, determined, obstinate, hard-line, intransigent, single-minded, relentless, decided, firm, hard-core, inexorable, locked, obdurate, pigheaded, strict, strong, tough, unbending, brick-wall, set in stone, stiff-necked, uncompromising, stubborn, unwavering, adamant, intractable, unrelenting, ruthless, inflexible, hard-nosed, immovable, implacable, determined, rigid, hard-line, staunch, single-minded, relentless, merciless, obstinate, firm, fixed, hard, hard-core, hardheaded, headstrong, inexorable, mulish, obdurate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, solid, stiff, tough, unbending, uncompliant, unmovable, dead set on, immalleable, impliable, locked in, stiff-necked, unswayable, unmanageable, stubborn, intransigent, uncompromising, incurable, awkward, cantankerous, contrary, fractious, hang tough, hard-line, headstrong, immovable, indomitable, insoluble, locked, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, pat, pertinacious, perverse, pig-headed, recalcitrant, refractory, resolute, tenacious, tough, unbending, uncooperative, undisciplined, ungovernable, unruly, unyielding, wayward, wild, willful, incompliant, indocile, bull-headed, locked in, self-willed, tough nut, unpliable, uncompromising, inflexible, unyielding, hard-line, adamant, firm, unbending,

    Antonyms:

    tolerant, irresolute, flexible, facile, manageable, amenable, easy, merciful, compatible, consonant, harmonious, friendly, flexible, consistent, compromising, reconcilable, indifferent, open-minded, shy, compromising, willing, inexact, tolerant, unreliable, indefinite, irresolute, lenient, bending, limber, pliable, flexible, gentle, mild, easy, soft, broken, imprecise, unfixed, yielding, pliant, kind, lenient, cheerful, tolerant, gentle, nice, easy, soft, flexible, yielding, mild, bland, funny, light, smiling, peaceful, kind, pliable, facile, uncertain, lenient, tolerant, supple, fragile, unstable, vulnerable, wobbly, controllable, easy, gentle, mild, soft, nice, flexible, pliant, calm, yielding, amenable, easy-going, delicate, weak, tender, bending, pliable, flexible, soft, yielding, pliant, relaxed, pliable, irresolute, willing, flexible, pliant, soft, yielding, weak, compromising, cooperative, open, willing, submissive, compassionate, merciful, kind, pliable, irresolute, cooperative, flexible, giving, yielding, wavering, pliant, soft, sympathetic, nice, weak, surrendering, willing, manageable, willing, flexible, yielding,

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