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单词 hard-and-fast
释义

hard-and-fast

adjective

ˌhärd-ᵊn-ˈfast How to pronounce hard-and-fast (audio)
: not to be modified or evaded : strict
a hard-and-fast rule

Synonyms

  • certain
  • determinate
  • final
  • firm
  • fixed
  • flat
  • frozen
  • hard
  • inexpugnable
  • set
  • settled
  • stable
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Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined above

hard-and-fast

adjective

1
as in certain
having been established and usually not subject to change hard-and-fast rules that governed the corporate environment in those days included strictures regarding office dress that were rigidly enforced

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • certain
  • unchangeable
  • stable
  • unchanging
  • final
  • determinate
  • fixed
  • set
  • hard
  • firm
  • specific
  • flat
  • definite
  • inexpugnable
  • steady
  • explicit
  • constant
  • settled
  • frozen
  • uniform
  • exact
  • good
  • nonnegotiable
  • stipulated
  • reliable
  • solid
  • true
  • given
  • dependable
  • unwavering
  • stated
  • sure
  • nonadjustable
  • safe
  • tried-and-true
  • noncancelable
  • responsible
  • trustworthy
  • tried
  • trusty

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • negotiable
  • changeable
  • adjustable
  • indefinite
  • unspecified
  • uncertain
  • capricious
  • variable
  • unpredictable
  • mutable
  • open-ended
  • volatile
  • fluid
  • mercurial
  • inconstant
  • unsteady
  • changeful
  • unstable
  • temperamental
  • fluctuating
  • unsettled
  • flickery
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2
as in unchangeable
not capable of changing or being changed hard-and-fast beliefs that are the rock-solid foundation of their religion

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • unchangeable
  • unalterable
  • invariable
  • unchanging
  • fixed
  • determinate
  • immutable
  • inalterable
  • inflexible
  • steadfast
  • established
  • constant
  • unvarying
  • steady
  • incommutable
  • changeless
  • stable
  • set
  • unaltered
  • immovable
  • unmovable
  • settled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • flexible
  • variable
  • elastic
  • changeable
  • uncertain
  • adaptable
  • mutable
  • adjustable
  • varying
  • fickle
  • alterable
  • unstable
  • plastic
  • pliable
  • inconstant
  • unsettled
  • fluctuating
  • willowy
  • supple
  • pliant
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