HARD-CORE Synonyms

• devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose

• solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose

• the furthest or highest degree of something

• the point located farthest from the middle of something

• of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

• far beyond a norm in quantity or amount or degree; to an utmost degree

• beyond a norm in views or actions

• most distant in any direction

• a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)

• marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea

• characterized by intense emotion

• (archaic) extremely hot, burning, or glowing

• possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree

• extremely sharp or severe

• (of color) having the highest saturation

• of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root

• especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem

• (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

• an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule that has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by stealing an electron from a nearby molecule

• a person who has radical ideas or opinions

• (mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity

• a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram

• (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

• (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm

• markedly new or introducing radical change

• arising from or going to the root or source

• firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination

• characterized by quickness and firmness

• not making concessions

• stubbornly unyielding

• resistant to physical force or pressure

• marked by active interest and enthusiasm

• very enthusiastic and dedicated