hard-nosed Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- determined
- obdurate
- tenacious
- inflexible
- persistent
- pertinacious
- ossified
- perverse
- pat
- obsessive
- unyielding
- uncompromising
- bullheaded
- pigheaded
- hardheaded
- implacable
- headstrong
- unrelenting
- mulish
- opinionated
- adamantine
- obstinate
- dogged
- immovable
- wilful
- unbending
- relentless
- willful
- strict
- intransigent
- hard
Weak:
- deaf-to-reason
- mutinous
- insubordinate
- single-minded
- cussed
- wrongheaded
- indomitable
- unmanageable
- hell-bent
- ungovernable
- inconvincible
- wayward
- uncooperative
- resolved
- iron
- hard-shelled
- insurgent
- unflinching
- bloody-minded
- unruly
- unconquerable
- hard-line
- disobedient
- severe
- cantankerous
- recalcitrant
- exacting
- set
- self-opinionated
- invincible
- stern
- inexorable
- contrary
- stouthearted
- defiant
- rigid
- confirmed
- firm
- inveterate
- unregenerate
- stiff-necked
- hidebound
- narrow-minded
- self-willed
- refractory
- contumacious
- intractable
- demanding
- anal-retentive
- hard-shell
Strongest:
- pliable
- tractable
- complying
- willing
- yielding
- docile
- flexible
- pliant
- willing
- amenable
- compliant
- agreeable
- submissive
- receptive
- responsive
- complying
- responsive
- obedient
- flexible
- pliant
- receptive
- acquiescent
- docile
- amenable
- submissive
- tractable
- acquiescent
- pliable
- obedient
- compliant
- yielding
- agreeable
Strong:
- temperate
- accepting
- manageable
- placable
- reasonable
- relenting
- manageable
- accepting
- reasonable
- temperate
- placable
- relenting
Weak:
hard-nosed Meaning
hard-nosed (s)
guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
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.
FAQs About the word hard-nosed
guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
hardened, steadfast,stubborn, adamant, determined, obdurate, tenacious, inflexible, persistent, pertinacious
pliable, tractable, complying, willing, yielding, docile,flexible, pliant, willing, amenable
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.
