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| Main Entry: | |
| 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: | 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 |
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