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What is another word for hard-nosed?

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Guided by practical experience and observation rather than by theory

Stubborn or obstinate in manner or nature

Tough and relentlessly practical and thus not given to sentiment

Displaying a lack of sympathy, empathy or general emotions

Showing or feeling strong dislike or disrespect

Cantankerous, stubborn, or disagreeable

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Guided by practical experience and observation rather than by theory

with both feet on the ground

with one's feet on the ground

cool, calm and collected

having all one's marbles

skilful^UK

skillful^US

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“Corporates are shedding their earlier aloof attitude and taking a more hard-nosed approach.”

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Stubborn or obstinate in manner or nature

with a heart of stone

as stubborn as a mule

with a will of one's own

murderous

onerous

unmoved

sticking to one's guns

standing one's ground

tough nut

toughened

determined to have one's own way

with one's feet dug in

convinced

with one's toes dug in

sombre^UK

somber^US

proof against persuasion

fossilized^US

fossilised^UK

focused^US

full of determination

focussed^UK

humourless^UK

humorless^US

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

committed to the idea of

hell bent on

not up for negotiation

not have the time for

at each other's throats

as straight as an arrow

not subject to change

molded^US

moulded^UK

set in one's opinions

fixed in one's views

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“Although Malone took a very hard-nosed attitude towards the poor, he was prepared to admit that many manual workers were underpaid.”

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Tough and relentlessly practical and thus not given to sentiment

as tough as old boots

not backward in coming forward

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“No one noticed that behind the hard-nosed exterior lurked the soul of an anxiety-ridden, insecure teenager.”

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Displaying a lack of sympathy, empathy or general emotions

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Showing or feeling strong dislike or disrespect

patronizing^US

patronising^UK

libellous^UK

libelous^US

too big for your boots

unfavorable^US

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

dishonoring^US

too big for your breeches

honourable^UK

honorable^US

politically incorrect

libeling^US

libelling^UK

turning up your nose at

looking down your nose at

throwing one's weight around

pleased with yourself

unreserved

full of hot air

in love with oneself

too big for your britches

think too highly of oneself

think a lot of oneself

self-approving

goody-goody

have an excessively high opinion of oneself

offensively self-assertive

blowing one's own horn

wrapped up in oneself

throwing one's weight about

phony^US

phoney^UK

smart-assed^US

throwing weight around

think one is the cat's whiskers

think one is God's gift

think one is the cat's pyjamas

not backwards in coming forwards

smart-arsed^UK

blowing one's own trumpet

like a cat that has swallowed the canary

flushed with success

like the cat that's got the cream

of preconceived ideas

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Cantankerous, stubborn, or disagreeable

ill-humored^US

like a bear with a sore head

as cross as two sticks

humourless^UK

humorless^US

got up on wrong side of bed

in a mood

having got out of bed the wrong side

sombre^UK

somber^US

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