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41stiff — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. rigid, inflexible, firm, non fluid; strong, brisk; difficult, hard; severe, excessive; formal, unreserved; awkward, stilted. See hardness, severity, affectation, inelegance, restraint, pride.Ant.,… …
42sturdy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. stalwart, hardy, husky, robust; durable, long wearing; firm, stubborn, unyielding. See strength.Ant., weak. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. firm, resolute, unyielding; see strong 1 , 2 . III (Roget s 3… …
43tight — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. close, compact, hermetic, impervious; snug, close fitting; hemmed in; strict, stringent; scarce, in short supply; informal, stingy, parsimonious; slang, intoxicated, inebriated, loaded. See closure …
44tough — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. strong, firm; stiff, resilient; vigorous, robust, hardy; stubborn, intractable; violent, severe; unyielding, hardened, incorrigible; informal, vicious, rowdy, unruly, difficult, troublesome. See… …
45true — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. faithful, loyal, constant, sincere; certain, correct, accurate; truthful; sure, reliable; actual, genuine; legitimate, rightful; real, straight, undeviating. See probity, truth, straightness. II… …
46uncompromising — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. inflexible, unyielding; rigid, strict. See severity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. strong, inflexible, firm, unyielding, determined; see also fair 1 , resolute 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a.… …
47unyielding — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. immovable, unbending, rigid, inflexible, firm; grim, indomitable, obdurate, stubborn, obstinate, relentless, uncompromising; pertinacious, resolute; intractable, perverse. See hardness, obstinacy,… …
48decided — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Determined] Syn. settled, decided upon, arranged for; see determined 1 . 2. [Certain] Syn. emphatic, determined, clear; see certain 3 , definite 1 , emphatic 1 , resolute 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. definite,… …
49fixed — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Firm] Syn. solid, rigid, immovable, settled; see established 1 , firm 1 . 2. [Repaired] Syn. mended, in order, in working order; see repaired . 3. [*Prearranged] Syn. arranged, planned, precontrived, predesigned,… …
50incompressible — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. dense, impenetrable, compact; see thick 1 , 3 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Unyielding to pressure or force: firm1, hard, solid. See RESIST, STRONG …
