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ironclad
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fixed, rigid |
| Synonyms: | abiding, agreed, arranged, certain, changeless, confirmed, definite, determinate, enduring, firm, in the bag, inflexible, planned, prearranged, settled, stated, stubborn, sure, unalterable, uncompromising, unwavering |
| Main Entry: | inexorable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cruel, pitiless |
| Synonyms: | adamant, adamantine, bound, bound and determined, compulsory, dead set on, dogged, hard, harsh, hell bent on, immobile, immovable, implacable, ineluctable, inescapable, inflexible, ironclad, like death and taxes, locked in, mean business, merciless, necessary, no going back, obdurate, obstinate, relentless, remorseless, resolute, rigid, set in stone, severe, single-minded, stubborn, unappeasable, unbending, uncompromising, unmovable, unrelenting, unyielding |
| Antonyms: | flexible, lenient, merciful, remorseful, yielding |
| Main Entry: | irrefutable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beyond question |
| Synonyms: | accurate, apodictic, can bet on it, certain, double-checked, evident, final, inarguable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, invincible, ironclad, irrebuttable, irrefragable, irresistible, nof ifs ands or buts, obvious, odds-on, positive, proven, set, sure, unanswerable, unassailable, undeniable, unimpeachable, unquestionable |
| Antonyms: | doubtful, dubious, questionable, refutable, uncertain |
| Main Entry: | set |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | decided |
| Synonyms: | agreed, appointed, arranged, bent, certain, concluded, confirmed, customary, dead set on, decisive, definite, determined, entrenched, established, firm, fixed, hanging tough, immovable, intent, inveterate, ironclad, locked in, obstinate, pat, pigheaded, prearranged, predetermined, prescribed, regular, resolute, resolved, rigid, rooted, scheduled, set in stone, settled, solid as a rock, specified, stated, steadfast, stiff-necked, stipulated, stubborn, unflappable, usual, well-set |
| Notes: | to set is to place something; to sit is to be seated |
| Antonyms: | indefinite, undecided, unfixed |
| Main Entry: | stringent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rigid, tight |
| Synonyms: | acrimonious, binding, brick-wall, by the book, by the numbers, compelling, confining, convincing, dead set on, demanding, draconian, drawing, dyed-in-the-wool, exacting, forceful, hard, hard-nosed, harsh, inflexible, iron-fisted, ironclad, picky, poignant, powerful, rigorous, rough, set, severe, stiff, strict, tough, unpermissive, valid |
| Notes: | stringent often means simply 'strict, strictly regulated' and also 'tight or constricted' and emphasizes the narrowness of what is permitted, while strict emphasizes the sternness with which something is enforced |
| Antonyms: | flexible, inexact, tolerant |
| Main Entry: | armored |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | heavily clad |
| Synonyms: | bulletproof, indestructible, invulnerable, ironclad, protected, shielded, steel-plated, strong, unbreakable |
| Antonyms: | breakable, unarmored, unprotected, weak |
| Main Entry: | inalterable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inflexible |
| Synonyms: | adamant, adamantine, determined, dogged, dyed-in-the-wool, firm, fixed, hard, hard-and-fast, immovable, immutable, implacable, indomitable, inexorable, intractable, invariable, iron, ironclad, obdurate, obstinate, relentless, resolute, rigid, rigorous, set, set in one's ways, single-minded, stand one's ground, staunch, steadfast, steely, stiff, strict, stringent, unadaptable, unalterable, unbending, unchangeable, uncompliant, uncompromising, unrelenting, unswayable, unyielding |
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