All die hard synonyms
die hard
D d verb die hard
- withstand β to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand rust; to withstand the invaders; to withstand temptation.
- prevent β to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- refuse β to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- thwart β to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
- continue β If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
- combat β Combat is fighting that takes place in a war.
- repel β to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- confront β If you are confronted with a problem, task, or difficulty, you have to deal with it.
- defy β If you defy someone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refuse to obey them and behave in that way.
- abide β to tolerate; put up with
- forgo β to abstain or refrain from; do without.
- maintain β to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
- curb β If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits.
- turn down β to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- hinder β to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- traverse β to pass or move over, along, or through.
- countervail β to act or act against with equal power or force
- weather β the state of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, cloudiness, moisture, pressure, etc.
- antagonize β If you antagonize someone, you make them feel angry or hostile towards you.
- battle β A battle is a violent fight between groups of people, especially one between military forces during a war.
- counteract β To counteract something means to reduce its effect by doing something that produces an opposite effect.
- suffer β to undergo or feel pain or distress: The patient is still suffering.
- check β Check is also a noun.
- contend β If you have to contend with a problem or difficulty, you have to deal with it or overcome it.
- brook β to bear; tolerate
- persist β to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.: to persist in working for world peace; to persist in unpopular political activities.
- dispute β to engage in argument or debate.
- forbear β to refrain or abstain from; desist from.
- persevere β to persist in anything undertaken; maintain a purpose in spite of difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement; continue steadfastly.
- bear β If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.
- stay β (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- assault β An assault by an army is a strong attack made on an area held by the enemy.
- refrain β to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
adj die hard
- cautious β Someone who is cautious acts very carefully in order to avoid possible danger.
- dedicated β You use dedicated to describe someone who enjoys a particular activity very much and spends a lot of time doing it.
- stubborn β unreasonably obstinate; obstinately unmoving: a stubborn child.
- unreconstructed β stubbornly maintaining earlier positions, beliefs, etc.; not adjusted to new or current situations: an unreconstructed conservative.
- old-line β following or supporting conservative or traditional ideas, beliefs, customs, etc.
- traditional β of or relating to tradition.
- timid β lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.
- middle-of-the-road β favoring, following, or characterized by an intermediate position between two extremes, especially in politics; moderate.
- staunch β firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
- devoted β Someone who is devoted to a person loves that person very much.
- rightist β of or relating to conservative or reactionary political views; noting or characteristic of the political Right.
- regressive β regressing or tending to regress; retrogressive.
- counterrevolutionary β Counterrevolutionary activities are activities intended to reverse the effects of a previous revolution.
- ultraconservative β extremely conservative, especially in politics.