hardheaded (Meaning)
hardheaded (s)
unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack
guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
Synonyms & Antonyms of hardheaded
Synonyms:
- slick
- sagacious
- veteran
- knowing
- wise
- brilliant
- clear-eyed
- savvy
- heady
- sharp-witted
- canny
- clever
- experienced
- cunning
- bright
- clear-sighted
- keen
- perceptive
- quick
- sharp
- perspicacious
- hard-boiled
- wily
- intelligent
Antonyms:
- stupid
- thickheaded
- obtuse
- idiotic
- weak-minded
- thoughtless
- dense
- silly
- brainless
- dopey
- slow
- imbecile
- feebleminded
- foolish
- weak-minded
- dull
- simple
- unintelligent
- dopey
- dumb
- dense
- ignorant
- unperceptive
- dull
- gullable
- moronic
- exploitable
- silly
- moronic
- unperceptive
- simple
- thickheaded
- brain-dead
- idiotic
- brainless
- exploitable
- imbecile
- stupid
- ignorant
- uninformed
- brain-dead
- unintelligent
- thoughtless
- slow
- gullable
- foolish
- feebleminded
- dumb
- obtuse
- uninformed
Synonyms:
- scheming
- alert
- sage
- sly
- subtle
- guileful
- percipient
- dodgy
- discerning
- sharp-sighted
- quick-witted
- sapient
- nimble
- discriminating
- discriminative
- cagey
- apt
- tricky
- cagy
- artful
- crafty
- agile
- ingenious
- pawky
- foxy
- insightful
- calculating
- resourceful
- sharp-eyed
- devious
- brainy
Antonyms:
- gormless
- knuckleheaded
- half-witted
- softheaded
- idiotical
- lamebrained
- thick-witted
- lunkheaded
- gormless
- slow-witted
- birdbrained
- lunkheaded
- lamebrained
- softheaded
- dim-witted
- lamebrain
- dim-witted
- thick-witted
- lamebrain
- slow-witted
- witless
- dopy
- idiotical
- dopy
- imbecilic
- imbecilic
- airheaded
- empty-headed
- knuckleheaded
- witless
- empty-headed
- airheaded
- half-witted
- birdbrained
hardheaded Sentence Examples
- The hardheaded child refused to listen to his parents' advice.
- Despite repeated warnings, the hardheaded hiker insisted on trekking into the storm.
- The hardheaded businessman refused to compromise on his demands.
- The hardheaded politician stubbornly refused to accept his election defeat.
- The hardheaded teenager refused to apologize for her hurtful words.
- The hardheaded scientist refused to believe the evidence that contradicted his theory.
- The hardheaded driver refused to slow down despite the slippery road conditions.
- The hardheaded patient refused to take the medication that the doctor prescribed.
- The hardheaded student refused to study for the test, believing they could pass without effort.
- The hardheaded boss refused to consider any suggestions from his employees.
FAQs About the word hardheaded
unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack, guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
smart, astute, shrewd, slick, sagacious, veteran, knowing, wise, brilliant, clear-eyed
unknowing, unknowing, guileless, artless,naive, gullible, innocent, naïve, naïve, ingenuous
The hardheaded child refused to listen to his parents' advice.
Despite repeated warnings, the hardheaded hiker insisted on trekking into the storm.
The hardheaded businessman refused to compromise on his demands.
The hardheaded politician stubbornly refused to accept his election defeat.