hard-and-fast

hard–and–fast

adj \ˌhärd-^ən-ˈfast\

Definition of HARD-AND-FAST

: not to be modified or evaded : strict <a hard–and–fast rule>

First Known Use of HARD-AND-FAST

1867

Related to HARD-AND-FAST

Synonyms: certain, determinate, final, firm, flat, frozen, hard, hard-and-fast, inexpugnable, set, settled, stable

Antonyms: alterable, changeable, elastic, flexible, mutable, variable

Related Words: nonadjustable, noncancelable, nonnegotiable, unchangeable; constant, steady, unchanging, uniform, unwavering; definite, exact, explicit, specific; given, stated, stipulated; dependable, good, reliable, responsible, safe, solid, sure, tried, tried-and-true, true, trustworthy, trusty

Near Antonyms: adjustable, changeable, negotiable; indefinite, open-ended, unspecified; capricious, changeful, flickery, fluctuating, fluid, inconstant, mercurial, mutable, temperamental, uncertain, unpredictable, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, variable, volatile

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