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stand one ground
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stubborn |
| Synonyms: | adamant, adamantine, determined, dogged, dyed-in-the-wool, firm, fixed, hard, hard-and-fast, immovable, immutable, implacable, indomitable, inexorable, intractable, iron, 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, unbending, unchangeable, uncompliant, uncompromising, unrelenting, unswayable, unyielding |
| Antonyms: | flexible, reasonable, willing, yielding |
| Main Entry: | hold one's ground |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stay in one place |
| Synonyms: | hold fast, not budge, persevere, persist, stand one's ground, stay pat |
| Main Entry: | stand pat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stick to one's position |
| Synonyms: | hold out, resist, stand one's ground, stay put, stick to one's guns |
| 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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