hard right
Far-right political stance
Hard right describes the most extreme conservative positions on the political spectrum, or the people who hold them.
It suggests views well beyond mainstream conservatism—often nationalist, authoritarian, or reactionary: The hard right faction blocked the compromise bill.
The term parallels hard left for the opposite extreme.
Also used as a noun: the hard right, a member of the hard right.
Cautious about altering customs
- reactionaryAnti-progress political stance
- nationalistOne prioritizing homeland interests
- populistAdvocate for ordinary citizens
- neoconservativeHawkish interventionist ideology
paleoconservative · MAGA · authoritarian · ultranationalist · traditionalist · theocratic · anti-immigrant · protectionist
Refusing to yield ground
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- intransigentRefusing to compromise
- obstinateFirmly refusing to yield
- stubbornRefusing to change course
adamant · unbending · rigid · immovable · steadfast · unrelenting · unswerving · dogged
conservative
Cautious about altering customs
- reactionaryAnti-progress political stance
- nationalistOne prioritizing homeland interests
- populistAdvocate for ordinary citizens
neoconservative · paleoconservative · MAGA · authoritarian · ultranationalist · traditionalist · theocratic · anti-immigrant · protectionist · isolationist
uncompromising
Refusing to yield ground
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- intransigentRefusing to compromise
- obstinateFirmly refusing to yield
stubborn · adamant · unbending · rigid · immovable · steadfast · unrelenting · unswerving · dogged · implacable
sharp turn
Sudden angular direction change
ninety degrees · steering · banking · hairpin · corner · directional · maneuver · pivot
- directionsnorth, south, east, west, left
- Political Factionsconservatives, Republicans, GOP, Tea Party, fiscal conservatives
- Right Wingconservatism, GOP, Republicans, Republican Party, conservative media
hard righthard left
Extreme political shift
far left · radical left · left-wing · progressive · socialist
hard rightcentrist
One favoring middle positions
moderate · middle-of-the-road · center-right · nonpartisan · bipartisan
hard, right, harder, hardest, harden, hardened, hardening, hardness, hardy