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standing pat

ADJECTIVE

adamant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

determined insistent intransigent resolute rigid stubborn uncompromising

STRONG

firm immovable pat set stiff

WEAK

fixed hang-tough hanging tough hard-nosed inexorable inflexible obdurate relentless set in stone unbendable unbending unrelenting unshakable unswayable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

flexible irresolute lenient weak willing yielding

STRONG

indefinite movable moving soft unfixed

WEAK

pliant submissive supple

ADJECTIVE

unbending

Synonyms

STRONG

crisp firm obstinate reserved

WEAK

aloof distant do-or-die dug in formal hard as nails hard-line hold one's ground hold the fort hold the line incompliant inelastic inexorable inflexible intractable locked-in obdurate relentless resolute set in stone severe single-minded standing one's ground sticking to one's guns stiff strict stubborn uncompromising unflexible unrelenting unswayable unyielding uptight

Antonyms

STRONG

flexible soft yielding

WEAK

bending pliable pliant relaxed

Example Sentences

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Kroger, the nation’s largest supermarket operator, with about 2,700 stores, isn’t standing pat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Jeff Grills, head of emerging markets debt at Aegon Asset Management, is standing pat at current levels.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Brian Mulberry, a portfolio manager at Zacks Asset Management, said he thinks the latest batch of data would support the Fed standing pat in December.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 20, 2025

Sean Kelly, the best 18-year-old boys’ volleyball player in America, is not standing pat on his talents.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2024

I drew to my hand, of course, and when the guy that opened the pot stood pat I said to myself, 'That's a pretty cold bluff that duck's making, standing pat on his three fours.'

From Taking Chances by Cullen, Clarence L.

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