most hard-nosed

ADJECTIVE

stubborn

Synonyms

WEAK

astute bullheaded hard hard-boiled headstrong intractable levelheaded locked in mulish obstinate pertinacious perverse pigheaded practical pragmatic rational realistic resolute sensible shrewd sober stand pat tough tough-nut unsentimental unyielding willful

Antonyms

WEAK

easy easy-going laid-back merciful

ADJECTIVE

tough and shrewd

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hard-boiled hardheaded no-nonsense tough-minded uncompromising

WEAK

bullheaded inflexible mulish obdurate obstinate pigheaded stubborn stubborn as a mule tough unsentimental

Antonyms

WEAK

sentimental

most hard nosed

ADJECTIVE

stubborn

Synonyms

WEAK

Antonyms

WEAK

easy easy-going laid-back merciful

ADJECTIVE

tough and shrewd

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hard-boiled hardheaded no-nonsense tough-minded uncompromising

WEAK

bullheaded inflexible mulish obdurate obstinate pigheaded stubborn stubborn as a mule tough unsentimental

Antonyms

WEAK

sentimental

Example Sentences

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"Dead City" is very interesting because I find it to be the grittiest one, the most hard-nosed.

From Salon • Mar. 3, 2024

It is not, though, the move that most hard-nosed, unapologetically ruthless businesses would make.

From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2021

The reality is these companies are run by some of the most hard-nosed business people in America.

From The Guardian • Sep. 3, 2017

Even the most hard-nosed software freak will agree in principle, but sometimes it is not easy.

From Time Magazine Archive

THE U.S. officer directing Exercise Delawar, General Paul DeWitt Adams, 57, is reputed to be the roughest, most hard-nosed American commander since General George S. Patton.

From Time Magazine Archive