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hardheaded

[hahrd-hed-id] / ˈhɑrdˈhɛd ɪd /
ADJECTIVE
stubborn
Synonyms
STRONGEST
astute hard-headed hard-nosed headstrong obstinate practical pragmatic rational sensible shrewd sober unsentimental
WEAK
bullheaded cool hang-tough hard hard-boiled intractable level-headed locked-in mulish pertinacious perverse pigheaded realistic resolute standpat tough unyielding willful
Antonyms
STRONGEST
irrational stupid submissive unrealistic unreasonable
WEAK
yielding

Example Sentences

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Even worse are the hardheaded dollars-and-cents realists of Wall Street who take this new reality as a given.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

The hardheaded reader will object that one of these examples isn’t like the others.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2023

Some of them rankled ideological purists, but they brought hardheaded liberals and conservatives together in fruitful alliances.

From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2023

I was hardheaded, self-contained and struggled to show affection toward the people I loved.

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2022

Delphine, you are smart and you are hardheaded.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia