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standing pat
adjective as in adamant
adjective as in unbending
Weak matches
- 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
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Example Sentences
Sustaining the American Dream has never been about standing pat.
He correctly rejected the notion of standing pat as losing slowly and divisively.
They must face up to the dire, unintended consequences of standing pat and hoping a recovery will save them.
They were determining the exact psychology of Dave Dyer in standing pat, two hours before.
Yes, I guess my vision would enlarge; and you say Smoothbore is only standing pat?
Think of her standing pat so game—just like she did for me that night out at the ranch.
In any event, in nine cases out of ten, "standing pat" is his best policy.
But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions -- that time has surely passed.
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On this page you'll find 13 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to stand pat, such as: hold out, resist, stand one's ground, stay put, and stick to one's guns.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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