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die-hard
die-hard also die·hard (dī′härd′)adj. Stubbornly resisting change or clinging to a seemingly hopeless or outdated cause.n. One who stubbornly resists change or tenaciously adheres to a seemingly hopeless or outdated cause: rebel die-hards who refused to surrender.
die′-hard′ism n.die-hard n 1. a person who resists change or who holds onto an untenable position or outdated attitude 2. (modifier) obstinately resistant to change ˈdie-ˌhardism ndie′-hard` or die′hard`,
n. 1. a person who vigorously resists change. adj. 2. resistant to change. [1835–45] die′-hard`ism, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | die-hard - tradition-bound and obstinately opinionated; "an inflexible (or die-hard) conservative"; "rock-ribbed republican"rock-ribbedinflexible - incapable of change; "a man of inflexible purpose" |
die-hard diehardnoun1. reactionary, fanatic, zealot, intransigent, stick-in-the-mud (informal), old fogey, ultraconservative He has links with former Communist diehards.adjective1. reactionary, uncompromising, inflexible, intransigent, immovable, unreconstructed (chiefly U.S.), dyed-in-the-wool, ultraconservative Even their die-hard fans can't pretend this was a good game.die-hard also diehard
adjective1. Firmly, often unreasonably immovable in purpose or will:adamant, adamantine, brassbound, grim, implacable, incompliant, inexorable, inflexible, intransigent, iron, obdurate, relentless, remorseless, rigid, stubborn, unbendable, unbending, uncompliant, uncompromising, unrelenting, unyielding.Idiom: stubborn as a mule.2. Vehemently, often fanatically opposing progress or reform:mossbacked, reactionary, ultraconservative.nounA person who vehemently, often fanatically opposes progress and favors return to a previous condition:mossback, reactionary, ultraconservative.Translationsdie-hard
Synonyms for die-hardnoun reactionarySynonyms- reactionary
- fanatic
- zealot
- intransigent
- stick-in-the-mud
- old fogey
- ultraconservative
adj reactionarySynonyms- reactionary
- uncompromising
- inflexible
- intransigent
- immovable
- unreconstructed
- dyed-in-the-wool
- ultraconservative
Synonyms for die-hardadj firmly, often unreasonably immovable in purpose or willSynonyms- adamant
- adamantine
- brassbound
- grim
- implacable
- incompliant
- inexorable
- inflexible
- intransigent
- iron
- obdurate
- relentless
- remorseless
- rigid
- stubborn
- unbendable
- unbending
- uncompliant
- uncompromising
- unrelenting
- unyielding
adj vehemently, often fanatically opposing progress or reformSynonyms- mossbacked
- reactionary
- ultraconservative
noun a person who vehemently, often fanatically opposes progress and favors return to a previous conditionSynonyms- mossback
- reactionary
- ultraconservative
Synonyms for die-hardadj tradition-bound and obstinately opinionatedSynonymsRelated Words |