diehard

[dahy-hahrd] / ˈdaɪ hɑrd /

NOUN

overenthusiastic person

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fanatic fundamentalist zealot

STRONG

bourbon extremist fogy mossback praetorian pullback reactionary right right-winger rightist stick-in-the-mud ultraconservative

WEAK

bitter ender dyed-in-the-wool intransigent old liner standpat standpatter true blue

Example Sentences

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Steve Hicks said he was a Trump supporter but not a diehard.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

I can’t think of many, but if you ask any “SNL” diehard — even just a regular viewer — about Michaels, they’ll likely prattle off some fun facts to you.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

As for everyone else, including her most diehard critics, she hopes they can still appreciate her fiction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

Another two-way player is Birmingham sophomore pitcher/shortstop Carlos Acuna, a diehard Dodgers fan.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2025

I imagine that some of you, particularly those who are diehard cola drinkers, are bristling at this point.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

diehard

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