die-hard
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7.9
- adjective
- /ˈdaɪˌhɑrd/
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- Many die-hard traditionalists resist any changes to the old customs.
- die-hard fans
And so then when I see all of these just die hard evangelicals that are also equal parts die hard Trumpers, I'm like, I don't even think this guy's a Christian at all.
- And so then when I see all of these just die hard evangelicals that are also equal parts die hard Trumpers, I'm like, I don't even think this guy's a Christian at all.
- Some developers are kind of Dicks about it, and I get the die hard Linux veterans concerns.
Examples
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He is a die-hard conservative who opposes new political ideas.
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As a die-hard fan of classic literature, she rarely reads contemporary novels.
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To the people who have been die hard fans of this show, it's full of grace.
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People who are die hard sports fans, people who are die hard Disney fans, same thing.
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Many of the die-hard workers were from those areas.
Academic text (2018) -
So it was a mix of die-hard fans and everyone else at the festival.
Blog text (6) -
Down on the beach, a few die-hard bathers were still in the water, even though the evening was turning cool.
Fiction book (1998) -
I'm a die-hard Star Trek fan and I'm trying to get everything before I die.
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And Chicago has always been a die-hard football town but this team did something to our city that we've never gotten over.
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The die-hard kids, teachers, and administrators who joined first helped recruit parents and staff to the task force.
Academic text (2005)
Synonyms
217
2.9
Not willing to change your mind even when others try to persuade you
72
6.8
Not willing to change one's mind even when others disagree
70
4.2
Not willing to change ideas or ways of doing things
43
4.4
Continuing with an action despite problems or opposition
30
5.5
Showing strong ideas and not willing to listen to others
21
7.2
Firm and unwilling to change views or plans, often in politics
16
7.5
Refusing to change your opinion or behavior even when others try to persuade you
14
6.8
Very strict and unwilling to change policies or make compromises
11
4.7
Not willing to change or accept other ideas
8
8.1
Not willing to change views or agree with others
6
6.7
Refusing to change your mind even when shown evidence
4
7.2
Not willing to change habits or the way they do things
3
8.8
A person who refuses to change their opinion or behaviour even when others try to persuade them
3
7.5
Unwilling to change bad habits or beliefs
2
9.5
Still holding old beliefs and unwilling to change
1
9.8
A person with very firm political beliefs who does not change
1
9.9
Refusing to change beliefs or show regret, even when wrong
1
8.1
Not willing to change your mind or actions
1
8.4
Very traditional in politics and strongly against change
Very old-fashioned and against change
Not willing to accept new ideas and slow to change
Refusing to change an opinion even when people give reasons
Very unwilling to change their mind
How Resistant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Die-hard comes from a strong image: the two parts die ('to stop living') and hard ('very difficult') show someone who would only die after a tough fight. It was first used about soldiers who refused to give up, so die-hard now means a person who stubbornly resists change.