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