| Main Entry: | hard-boiled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tough |
Synonyms: |
callous, firm, hard as nails, hard-line, hard-nosed, hard-shelled, headstrong, inflexible, obdurate, obstinate, rough, stern, strict, unbending, unfeeling |
| Main Entry: | hard-line |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | firm |
Synonyms: |
adamant, hard-boiled, hard-core, hard-nosed, inflexible, militant, stand pat, staunch, steadfast, stern, stiff, strict, unbending, uncompromising, ungiving, unyielding |
| Main Entry: | intractable /intransigent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | difficult, stubborn |
Synonyms: |
awkward, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrary, hang tough, hard-line, headstrong, immovable, incompliant, incurable, indocile, indomitable, insoluble, locked in, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, pat, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded, recalcitrant, refractory, resolute, self-willed, set in stone, tenacious, tough, tough-nut, unbending, uncompromising, uncooperative, undisciplined, ungovernable, unmanageable, unpliable, unruly, unyielding, wayward, wild, willful |
Antonyms: |
amenable, easy, facile, manageable |
| Main Entry: | irreconcilable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hostile, conflicting |
Synonyms: |
clashing, diametrically opposed, discordant, discrepant, dissonant, hard-line, implacable, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, inexorable, inflexible, inharmonious, intransigent, opposed, reluctant, unappeasable, uncompromising, unfriendly |
Antonyms: |
compromising, friendly, reconcilable |
| Main Entry: | opinionated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | believing very strongly and conveying it |
Synonyms: |
adamant, arbitrary, assertive, biased, bigoted, bossy, bullheaded, cocksure, cocky*, conceited, dictatorial, doctrinaire, dogmatic, hard-line, high-handed, inflexible, intransigent, locked in, obdurate, obstinate, one-sided, oracular, overbearing, pigheaded, positive, pragmatic, pragmatical, prejudiced, self-assertive, set in stone, set-on, single-minded, stubborn, tilted, uncompromising, unyielding, weighted |
Antonyms: |
compromising, indifferent, open-minded |
| Main Entry: | rigid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stiff, strict, severe |
Synonyms: |
adamant, adamantine, austere, bullheaded, changeless, chiseled, dead set, definite, determined, exact, firm, fixed, hard, hard-line, harsh, incompliant, inelastic, inexorable, inflexible, intransigent, invariable, locked in, obdurate, rigorous, set, set in stone, single-minded, solid, static, stern, strait-laced, stringent, tough nut to crack, unalterable, unbending, unbreakable, unchanging, uncompromising, undeviating, unmoving, unpermissive, unrelenting, unyielding |
Antonyms: |
bending, flexible, lenient, limber, pliable, pliant, soft, yielding |
| Main Entry: | stern |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | serious, authoritarian |
Synonyms: |
ascetic, astringent, austere, bitter, bullheaded, by the book, cruel, disciplinary, dyed-in-the-wool, flinty, forbidding, frowning, grim, hang-tough, hard, hard-boiled, hard-core, hard-line, hard-nosed, hard-shell, hardheaded, harsh, implacable, inexorable, inflexible, mortified, mulish, relentless, rigid, rigorous, rough, severe, steely, stiff-necked, strict, stubborn, tough, unrelenting, unsparing, unyielding |
Antonyms: |
cheerful, funny, lenient, light, smiling, tolerant |
| Main Entry: | tough |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | obstinate, rough |
Synonyms: |
adamant, arbitrary, callous, confirmed, cruel, desperate, drastic, exacting, ferocious, fierce, firm, fixed, hard, hard-bitten, hard-boiled, hard-line, hard-nosed, hard-shelled, harsh, headstrong, immutable, inflexible, intractable, merciless, narrow, obdurate, pugnacious, refractory, resolute, ruffianly, ruthless, savage, severe, stern, stiff, strict, stubborn, taut, terrible, unalterable, unbending, uncompromising, uncontrollable, unforgiving, unmanageable, unyielding, vicious, violent |
Antonyms: |
gentle, kind, nice, tender |
| Main Entry: | unbending |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rigid, tough |
Synonyms: |
aloof, crisp, distant, do or die, dug in, firm, formal, hard as nails, hard-line, hold one's ground, hold the fort, hold the line, incompliant, inelastic, inexorable, inflexible, intractable, locked in, obdurate, obstinate, relentless, reserved, resolute, set in stone, severe, single-minded, standing one's ground, standing pat, sticking to one's guns, stiff, strict, stubborn, uncompromising, unflexible, unrelenting, unswayable, unyielding, uptight |
Antonyms: |
bending, flexible, pliable, pliant, relaxed, soft |
| Main Entry: | uncompromising |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stubborn |
Synonyms: |
brick-wall, decided, determined, firm, hard-core, hard-line, inexorable, inflexible, intransigent, locked, obdurate, obstinate, pigheaded, relentless, resolute, rigid, set in stone, single-minded, steadfast, stiff-necked, strict, strong, tough, unbending |
Antonyms: |
compromising, cooperative, flexible, open, willing |