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All do or die synonyms

do or die
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adj do or die

  • formal — being in accordance with the usual requirements, customs, etc.; conventional: to pay one's formal respects.
  • hard-line — adhering rigidly to a dogma, theory, or plan; uncompromising or unyielding: hard-line union demands.
  • hold the line — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
  • incompliant — not compliant; unyielding.
  • inelastic — not elastic; lacking flexibility or resilience; unyielding.
  • inexorable — unyielding; unalterable: inexorable truth; inexorable justice.
  • inflexible — not flexible; incapable of or resistant to being bent; rigid: an inflexible steel rod.
  • intractable — not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate: an intractable disposition.
  • obdurate — unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.
  • relentless — that does not relent; unyieldingly severe, strict, or harsh; unrelenting: a relentless enemy.
  • resolute — firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion: Her parents wanted her to marry, but she was focused on her education and remained resolute.
  • severe — harsh; unnecessarily extreme: severe criticism; severe laws.
  • single-minded — having or showing a single aim or purpose: a single-minded program.
  • stiff — rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex: a stiff collar.
  • strict — characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles: a strict observance of rituals.
  • stubborn — unreasonably obstinate; obstinately unmoving: a stubborn child.
  • uncompromising — not admitting of compromise or adjustment of differences; making no concessions; inaccessible to flexible bargaining; unyielding: an uncompromising attitude.
  • unrelenting — not relenting; not yielding or swerving in determination or resolution, as of or from opinions, convictions, ambitions, ideals, etc.; inflexible: an unrelenting opponent of the Equal Rights Amendment.
  • unyielding — unable to bend or be penetrated under pressure; hard: trees so unyielding that they broke in the harsh north winds.
  • uptight — tense, nervous, or jittery.
  • hard as nails — tough, durable
  • hold the fort — a strong or fortified place occupied by troops and usually surrounded by walls, ditches, and other defensive works; a fortress; fortification.
  • locked in — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
  • unflexible — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
  • unswayable — to move or swing to and fro, as something fixed at one end or resting on a support.
  • hold one's ground — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
  • desperate — If you are desperate, you are in such a bad situation that you are willing to try anything to change it.
  • final — pertaining to or coming at the end; last in place, order, or time: the final meeting of the year.
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