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unsentimental

ADJECTIVE
down-to-earth
Synonyms
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hardheaded no-nonsense plainspoken pragmatic realistic sensible sober
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common commonsense easy hard hardboiled matter-of-fact mundane rational sane unfantastic unidealistic
Antonyms
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irrational unrealistic unreasonable
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excitable excited impractical unsensible
ADJECTIVE
hardheaded
Synonyms
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astute hard-headed hard-nosed headstrong obstinate practical pragmatic rational sensible shrewd sober
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bullheaded cool hang-tough hard hard-boiled intractable level-headed locked-in mulish pertinacious perverse pigheaded realistic resolute standpat tough unyielding willful
Antonyms
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irrational stupid submissive unrealistic unreasonable
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yielding
ADJECTIVE
hard-nosed
Synonyms
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hard-boiled hardheaded no-nonsense tough-minded uncompromising
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bullheaded inflexible mulish obdurate obstinate pigheaded stubborn stubborn as a mule tough
Antonyms
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sentimental
ADJECTIVE
hard-nosed/hardheaded
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 standpat tough unyielding willful
Antonyms
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easy easygoing laid-back merciful
ADJECTIVE
matter-of-fact
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deadpan down-to-earth factual pragmatic sober stoic unvarnished
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apathetic calm cold cold-blooded dry dull earthy emotionless feasible flat hard-boiled impassive impersonal lifeless mundane naked objective phlegmatic plain practical prosaic prosy serious stolid unaffected unidealistic unimaginative unimpassioned
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excited unreasonable
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emotional histrionic imaginative lively
ADJECTIVE
naturalistic
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down-to-earth hard-boiled lifelike sober
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astute businesslike commonsense earthy hard levelheaded natural practical pragmatic pragmatical prudent rational real reasonable sane sensible shrewd sound true true-life truthful unfantastic unidealistic unromantic utilitarian
Antonyms
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excited
ADJECTIVE
pragmatical
Synonyms
STRONG
pragmatic
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astute businesslike commonsense down-to-earth earthy hard hard-boiled hardheaded levelheaded matter-of-fact objective practical prosaic prudent rational real reasonable sane sensible shrewd sober sound tough-minded unfantastic unidealistic unromantic utilitarian
ADJECTIVE
realistic
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businesslike down-to-earth practical pragmatic prudent rational real reasonable sane sensible sober
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astute commonsense earthy hard hard-boiled levelheaded pragmatical shrewd sound unfantastic unidealistic unromantic utilitarian
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excited impractical inefficient irrational unrealistic unreasonable unsound unwise
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fanciful insincere
ADJECTIVE
tough-minded
Synonyms
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hard-nosed single-minded strong-willed
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determined resolute
Antonyms
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weak-willed
ADJECTIVE
true-life
Synonyms
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astute businesslike commonsense down-to-earth earthy hard hard-boiled levelheaded lifelike natural naturalistic practical pragmatic pragmatical prudent rational real reasonable sane sensible shrewd sober sound true truthful unfantastic unidealistic unromantic utilitarian
ADJECTIVE
unromantic
Synonyms
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astute businesslike commonsense down-to-earth earthy hard hard-boiled hardheaded levelheaded matter-of-fact objective practical pragmatic pragmatical prosaic prudent rational real reasonable sane sensible shrewd sober sound tough-minded unfantastic unidealistic utilitarian

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That’s when it hits you that while Stanley Kubrick’s unsentimental “2001: A Space Odyssey” inspired the iPad, Lord and Miller want to inspire a better version of us.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Dangers are ever-present, but the novel is a study in unsentimental indomitability, as the hero reckons with the elements and her past on her way to a heartbreaking coda.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Everyone contributed what money they could to save George’s business from Mr. Potter, an unsentimental tycoon who makes the toughest takeover bankers and lawyers seem like sissies.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

Under the astutely unfussy direction of Joe Mantello, Ms. Metcalf’s remarkably fine performance is flinty, funny and savagely unsentimental.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

He, at fourteen, was pudgy, bespectacled, and totally unsentimental.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson