Antonyms of adj hardline
1 sense of hardline
Sense 1
hard-line, hardline -- (firm and uncompromising; "a hard-line policy")
INDIRECT (VIA uncompromising) -> compromising, conciliatory, flexible -- (making or willing to make concessions; "loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet")
Similarity of adj hardline
1 sense of hardline
Sense 1
hard-line, hardline -- (firm and uncompromising; "a hard-line policy")
=> uncompromising (vs. compromising), sturdy, inflexible -- (not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty")