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