no-nonsense Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- distinguished
- po-faced
- severe
- unsmiling
- sedate
- humorless
- sober
- sobersided
- harsh
- businesslike
- weighty
- strict
- staid
Weak:
Strongest:
- humorous
- playful
- light
- joking
- comical
- hilarious
- jocular
- flip
- facetious
- hysterical
- ridiculous
- flippant
- comical
- flippant
- flip
- hysterical
- ludicrous
- jocular
- funny
- riotous
- riotous
- comic
- light
- joking
- funny
- comic
- hilarious
- humorous
- ridiculous
- playful
- ludicrous
- facetious
Strong:
- kittenish
- farcical
- goofy
- frivolous
- flighty
- goofy
- flighty
- frivolous
- screaming
- puerile
- foolish
- puerile
- harebrained
- lighthearted
- farcical
- jesting
- ludic
- risible
- droll
- harebrained
- kittenish
- hysteric
- insane
- silly
- insane
- antic
- antic
- uproarious
- lighthearted
- scatterbrained
- hysteric
- risible
- silly
- foolish
- scatterbrained
- jesting
- laughable
- uproarious
- zany
- ludic
- droll
- zany
- screaming
- absurd
- laughable
- absurd
Weak:
- dotty
- loony
- brainless
- jerky
- jerky
- half-witted
- lunatic
- wacky
- featherbrained
- cuckoo
- daffy
- unwise
- whacky
- whacky
- senseless
- daft
- wacky
- daft
- asinine
- crazy
- cuckoo
- mad
- weak-minded
- preposterous
- daffy
- balmy
- light-headed
- screwball
- sappy
- featherbrained
- asinine
- half-witted
- fatuous
- witless
- sappy
- nonsensical
- nutty
- crazy
- weak-minded
- lunatic
- dotty
- nutty
- cockeyed
- sidesplitting
- kooky
- light-headed
- senseless
- mad
- fatuous
- kooky
- sidesplitting
- unwise
- brainless
- witless
- preposterous
- loony
- balmy
- screwball
- cockeyed
- nonsensical
no-nonsense Meaning
Wordnet
no-nonsense (s)
not tolerating irrelevancies
no-nonsense Sentence Examples
- The sergeant was a no-nonsense man who demanded discipline and respect.
- The teacher's no-nonsense attitude kept the students in line.
- The CEO had a no-nonsense approach to business, focusing on results over appearances.
- The doctor had a no-nonsense bedside manner, delivering facts without sugarcoating.
- The politician took a no-nonsense stance on corruption, promising to root it out.
- The investigative journalist had a no-nonsense reputation for uncovering the truth.
- The mechanic was a no-nonsense professional, diagnosing and fixing problems efficiently.
- The judge adopted a no-nonsense approach to sentencing, prioritizing justice over leniency.
- The project manager had a no-nonsense style, holding team members accountable for their tasks.
- The athlete had a no-nonsense mindset, focusing on hard work and dedication.
FAQs About the word no-nonsense
not tolerating irrelevancies
professional, stern,solemn, earnest, serious, distinguished, po-faced, severe, unsmiling, sedate
humorous, playful, light, joking, comical, hilarious, jocular, flip, facetious, hysterical
The sergeant was a no-nonsense man who demanded discipline and respect.
The teacher's no-nonsense attitude kept the students in line.
The CEO had a no-nonsense approach to business, focusing on results over appearances.
The doctor had a no-nonsense bedside manner, delivering facts without sugarcoating.
