He likes to play hardball with people.
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Hardball
Synonyms for "hardball" (12 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
Related words (6)
Noun(6 words)
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7 entriesbully tactichard-nosedhardball negotiationofficial baseballpressure tactictough-mindeduncompromising
Collocations
7 entrieshardball approachhardball negotiationhardball negotiationshardball policyhardball politicshardball stancehardball tactics
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
China is said to be playing hardball in the Southern Seas.
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If they refuse our offer, we'll have to play hardball.
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