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hard nosed

adjective as in tough-minded

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Normally an air accident investigation would involve a swarm of hard-nosed engineers and scientists poring over wreckage.

Hard-nosed criticism is squeezed out by soft stories, gossip and fluff.

“Politics is a hard-nosed game, and the right has been playing Marquess of Queensbury Rules for a long time on this,” he said.

Documents released by the British archives reveal Thatcher as a hard-nosed opponent of Israel's West Bank settlement project.

To me this would demonstrate a hard-nosed determination that all citizens should find frightening.

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On this page you'll find 44 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to hard-nosed, such as: hard-boiled, hardheaded, no-nonsense, tough-minded, uncompromising, and bullheaded.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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