Synonyms for hard-line
hard-line

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1. hard lineadjective

   a firm and uncompromising stance or position

   "the governor took a hard line on drugs"

   Synonyms:
   hard line

   Antonyms:
   compromising, conciliatory, flexible

2. hard-line, hardlineadjective

   firm and uncompromising

   "a hard-line policy"

   Synonyms:
   hardline

   Antonyms:
   compromising, flexible, conciliatory

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1. List of paraphrases for "hard-line":

   hardline, hardliners, tough, uncompromising, radical, intransigent, extremist, hawkish, militant, ultra-orthodox, recalcitrant

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1. White House spokesman Eric Schultz:

   This is not the first time that Republicans have come out with a lot of bluster, only to have reality ultimately sink in, at each pass, they took a hard line. They tried to play politics. But ultimately, they were not able to back up their threats.

2. Malcolm Turnbull:

   I have given him that credit because Donald Trump has taken a very, very strong, hard line on the denuclearization issue and he has been able to bring in the support of the global community and, in particular, China.

3. Oliver Hotham:

   South Korea can really play the good cop to Washington's bad cop, being a more sympathetic ear to Trump's hard line on denuclearization, there's certainly disagreement between Seoul and Washington on the speed at which all this peace stuff should unfold, but that disagreement actually helps this dynamic in many ways.

4. Eugene Rumer:

   We can say with some degree of confidence that they don’t like Hillary, it’s less clear that they like Trump, although over the years the Russians have said they prefer to deal with the Republicans – (that) they are kind of hard-line but they can do deals.

5. Zhao Tong:

   I am skeptical about the speculation that China was behind Kim Jong Un's renewed hard line, i believe China wants North Korea and the U.S. to reach a deal, which would make it easier for China to enhance economic cooperation with North Korea and better facilitate North Korea's strategic transition to economic development and open-up.