no-nonsense Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- weighty
- staid
- severe
- humorless
- po-faced
- sober
- distinguished
- sedate
- harsh
- unsmiling
- businesslike
- strict
- sobersided
Weak:
Strongest:
- comical
- joking
- light
- jocular
- riotous
- flippant
- hysterical
- comical
- ludicrous
- humorous
- comic
- humorous
- facetious
- facetious
- ludicrous
- ridiculous
- hilarious
- hilarious
- playful
- funny
- playful
- light
- flip
- ridiculous
- flippant
- flip
- riotous
- funny
- joking
- jocular
- comic
- hysterical
Strong:
- kittenish
- insane
- laughable
- flighty
- jesting
- foolish
- droll
- farcical
- silly
- harebrained
- farcical
- flighty
- screaming
- absurd
- risible
- zany
- scatterbrained
- absurd
- jesting
- lighthearted
- kittenish
- frivolous
- goofy
- hysteric
- goofy
- antic
- uproarious
- uproarious
- insane
- puerile
- droll
- ludic
- scatterbrained
- antic
- silly
- puerile
- laughable
- hysteric
- screaming
- zany
- ludic
- frivolous
- risible
- foolish
- lighthearted
- harebrained
Weak:
- cockeyed
- dotty
- senseless
- brainless
- whacky
- half-witted
- lunatic
- brainless
- crazy
- preposterous
- cuckoo
- daft
- sidesplitting
- half-witted
- light-headed
- weak-minded
- whacky
- sidesplitting
- weak-minded
- mad
- cockeyed
- wacky
- kooky
- nonsensical
- balmy
- daffy
- sappy
- jerky
- featherbrained
- daft
- kooky
- loony
- sappy
- featherbrained
- asinine
- witless
- balmy
- fatuous
- unwise
- fatuous
- asinine
- crazy
- nonsensical
- jerky
- nutty
- nutty
- screwball
- dotty
- mad
- unwise
- loony
- wacky
- witless
- cuckoo
- daffy
- senseless
- lunatic
- light-headed
- preposterous
- screwball
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,solemn, earnest, serious, stern, weighty, staid, severe,humorless, po-faced
comical, joking, light, jocular, riotous, flippant, hysterical, comical, ludicrous,humorous
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.
