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more hard-nosed

ADJECTIVE

stubborn

Synonyms

WEAK

astute bullheaded hard hard-boiled headstrong intractable levelheaded locked in mulish obstinate pertinacious perverse pigheaded practical pragmatic rational realistic resolute sensible shrewd sober stand pat tough tough-nut unsentimental unyielding willful

Antonyms

WEAK

easy easy-going laid-back merciful

ADJECTIVE

tough and shrewd

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hard-boiled hardheaded no-nonsense tough-minded uncompromising

WEAK

bullheaded inflexible mulish obdurate obstinate pigheaded stubborn stubborn as a mule tough unsentimental

Antonyms

WEAK

sentimental

more hard nosed

ADJECTIVE

stubborn

Synonyms

WEAK

Antonyms

WEAK

easy easy-going laid-back merciful

ADJECTIVE

tough and shrewd

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hard-boiled hardheaded no-nonsense tough-minded uncompromising

WEAK

bullheaded inflexible mulish obdurate obstinate pigheaded stubborn stubborn as a mule tough unsentimental

Antonyms

WEAK

sentimental

Example Sentences

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Despite the cuddly nature of the subject matter it will be more hard-nosed legal battle than pillow fight.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2024

Both teams are bracing for even more hard-nosed play in Game 4 on Monday, and Antetokoumpo sounded almost eager at the thought.

From Washington Post • May 7, 2022

But other publishers do, and some are even more hard-nosed.

From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2019

By the time she prepared to leave the State Department in early 2013, former officials said, she wrote at least two confidential memos to Obama urging a more hard-nosed approach.

From Reuters • Sep. 20, 2016

It’s his view, perhaps, of what happened, but my family was not conspiring to somehow turn me into a tougher, more hard-nosed individual.

From The Guardian • Nov. 4, 2015