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单词 hardline
释义
(adjective) 
Definition
tough and uncompromising
They've taken a lot of criticism for their hard-line stance.
Synonyms
tough
He announced tough measures to limit the money supply.
extreme
The scheme was rejected as being too extreme.
strict
definite
uncompromising
She is considered a tough and uncompromising negotiator.
single-minded
inflexible
They viewed him as stubborn, inflexible and dogmatic.
diehard
unyielding
his unyielding attitude on this subject
intransigent
The worry is that the radicals will grow more intransigent.
immoderate
undeviating

Additional synonyms

in the sense of extreme
Definition
exceptionally severe or unusual
The scheme was rejected as being too extreme.
Synonyms
severe,
radical,
strict,
harsh,
stern,
rigid,
dire,
drastic,
uncompromising,
unbending
in the sense of inflexible
Definition
unwilling to be persuaded
They viewed him as stubborn, inflexible and dogmatic.
Synonyms
obstinate,
strict,
relentless,
firm,
fixed,
iron,
adamant,
rigorous,
stubborn,
stringent,
uncompromising,
resolute,
steely,
intractable,
inexorable,
implacable,
steadfast,
hard and fast,
unyielding,
immutable,
immovable,
unbending,
obdurate,
stiff-necked,
dyed-in-the-wool,
unchangeable,
brassbound,
set in your ways
in the sense of intransigent
Definition
refusing to change one's attitude
The worry is that the radicals will grow more intransigent.
Synonyms
uncompromising,
intractable,
tough,
stubborn,
hardline,
tenacious,
unyielding,
obstinate,
immovable,
unbending,
obdurate,
stiff-necked,
inflexible,
unbudgeable

Nearby words of
hardline

  • hardened
  • hardihood
  • hardiness
  • hardline
  • hardliner
  • hardly
  • hardness

Synonyms of 'hardline'

hardline

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Examples of 'hardline' in a sentence
hardline

And a hardline approach will be required if County are to avoid a return to non-league football.And a hardline approach will be required if County are to avoid a return to non-leaguefootball.Some schools are taking a hardline approach.The new hardline stance is already having an effect.Athletes who miss drugs tests will be hit in the pocket under a new hardline approach to doping.It was a very hardline stance.The group is well known for its hardline approach to animal welfare and racing has regularly been the target of its campaigns.Justice demands a hardline approach.It is a hardline approach.Campaigners for wind farms are suspicious that the MoD has adopted a hardline policy some time after the scientific evidence was discovered.It also signals a softening in the Government's hardline stance on public sector pay.Banks are profiting well from this hardline stance - they made 2 billion in overdraft fees last year alone.

In other languages
hardline

British English: hardline ADJECTIVE
If you describe someone's policy or attitude as hardline, you mean that it is strict or extreme.
This country has taken a lot of criticism for its hardline stance.
  • American English: hard-line
  • Brazilian Portuguese: linha-dura
  • Chinese: 强硬的政策或态度
  • European Spanish: de línea dura
  • French: dur
  • German: hart
  • Italian: duro
  • Japanese: 強硬路線
  • Korean: 강경노선
  • European Portuguese: linha dura
  • Latin American Spanish: de línea dura

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