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most 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

most 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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"Dead City" is very interesting because I find it to be the grittiest one, the most hard-nosed.

From Salon • Mar. 3, 2024

It is not, though, the move that most hard-nosed, unapologetically ruthless businesses would make.

From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2021

The reality is these companies are run by some of the most hard-nosed business people in America.

From The Guardian • Sep. 3, 2017

THE U.S. officer directing Exercise Delawar, General Paul DeWitt Adams, 57, is reputed to be the roughest, most hard-nosed American commander since General George S. Patton.

From Time Magazine Archive

Even the most hard-nosed software freak will agree in principle, but sometimes it is not easy.

From Time Magazine Archive