hardheaded

hardheaded
Synonyms and related words:
balking, balky, bigoted, bulldogged, bulletheaded, bullheaded, case-hardened, dogged, dogmatic, down-to-earth, earthy, fanatic, hard, hard-boiled, headstrong, hoaxproof, intolerant, matter-of-fact, mulish, not born yesterday, obstinate, opinionated, overzealous, persevering, pertinacious, pigheaded, positivistic, practical, practical-minded, pragmatic, rational, realist, realistic, reasonable, restive, sane, scientific, scientistic, secular, self-willed, sensible, set, sober, sober-minded, sophisticated, sound, sound-thinking, stiff-necked, straight-thinking, strong-willed, strongheaded, stubborn, sulky, sullen, tenacious, tough-minded, uncooperative, uncullible, undeceivable, undeludable, undupable, unfoolable, ungullible, unhoaxable, unideal, unidealistic, unregenerate, unromantic, unseduceable, unsentimental, willful, wise, worldly

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  • hardheaded — {adj.} Stubborn; shrewd; practical. * /Don is a hardheaded businessman who made lots of money, even during the recession./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • hardheaded — adjective a hardheaded jurist Syn: unsentimental, practical, pragmatic, businesslike, realistic, sensible, rational, clear thinking, coolheaded, down to earth, matter of fact, no nonsense, with both feet on the ground; tough, hard bitten; shrewd …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • hardheaded — hard nosed / hardheaded [adj] stubborn astute, bullheaded*, hard*, hard boiled*, headstrong, intractable, levelheaded, locked in*, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded*, practical, pragmatic, rational, realistic, resolute,… …   New thesaurus

  • hardheaded — adjective 1. unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack • Syn: ↑mulish • Similar to: ↑stubborn, ↑obstinate, ↑unregenerate • Derivationally related forms: ↑mulishness ( …   Useful english dictionary

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