hard-nosed Sentence Examples
- The hard-nosed detective pursued the elusive criminal with unwavering determination.
- The company's hard-nosed CEO demanded nothing less than excellence from his employees.
- The boxer's hard-nosed training regimen prepared him for the toughest fights.
- The politician's hard-nosed negotiating skills helped him achieve his goals.
- The team's hard-nosed defense held their opponents scoreless for multiple quarters.
- The hard-nosed journalist refused to be silenced by threats or intimidation.
- The surgeon's hard-nosed approach ensured the successful completion of the delicate operation.
- The teacher's hard-nosed discipline maintained order in a challenging classroom.
- The hard-nosed negotiator managed to secure a favorable deal despite intense pressure.
- The veteran's hard-nosed resilience enabled him to overcome adversity and achieve his dreams.
hard-nosed Meaning
hard-nosed (s)
guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
Synonyms & Antonyms of hard-nosed
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- intransigent
- mulish
- hard
- relentless
- adamantine
- pertinacious
- unyielding
- opinionated
- unbending
- dogged
- obstinate
- perverse
- willful
- persistent
- inflexible
- unrelenting
- hardheaded
- pat
- obsessive
- determined
- wilful
- strict
- ossified
- uncompromising
- bullheaded
- immovable
- obdurate
- implacable
- tenacious
- headstrong
- pigheaded
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- recalcitrant
- refractory
- hard-shell
- single-minded
- contrary
- unflinching
- exacting
- cantankerous
- demanding
- mutinous
- narrow-minded
- unmanageable
- inconvincible
- self-opinionated
- uncooperative
- ungovernable
- unruly
- unconquerable
- iron
- self-willed
- hell-bent
- stouthearted
- indomitable
- defiant
- unregenerate
- insubordinate
- hidebound
- contumacious
- anal-retentive
- insurgent
- rigid
- invincible
- wayward
- inveterate
- cussed
- firm
- resolved
- stern
- wrongheaded
- hard-shelled
- confirmed
- set
- bloody-minded
- severe
- stiff-necked
- hard-line
- deaf-to-reason
- disobedient
- intractable
- inexorable
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FAQs About the word hard-nosed
guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
hardened,stubborn, steadfast, adamant, intransigent, mulish, hard, relentless, adamantine, pertinacious
yielding, acquiescent, pliable, tractable,flexible, complying, tractable, obedient, willing, acquiescent
The hard-nosed detective pursued the elusive criminal with unwavering determination.
The company's hard-nosed CEO demanded nothing less than excellence from his employees.
The boxer's hard-nosed training regimen prepared him for the toughest fights.
The politician's hard-nosed negotiating skills helped him achieve his goals.
