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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

Cruel or brutal

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

have one's feet on the ground

favorable^US

favourable^UK

what one would expect

not unexpected

most correct

most likely

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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

sticking to one's guns

hard-shell

standing one's ground

fossilized^US

focused^US

fossilised^UK

with one's feet dug in

convinced

with one's toes dug in

as stubborn as a mule

full of determination

focussed^UK

proof against persuasion

sombre^UK

somber^US

humourless^UK

humorless^US

with a will of one's own

determined to have one's own way

of preconceived ideas

committed to the idea of

at each other's throats

as straight as an arrow

not subject to change

molded^US

moulded^UK

keeping people at arm's length

stand-offish

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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

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

Adjective

Cruel or brutal

with a heart of stone

as tough as old boots

lacking sentiment

toughened by experience

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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

turning up your nose at

looking down your nose at

libeling^US

libelling^UK

pleased with yourself

throwing one's weight around

think too highly of oneself

think a lot of oneself

smart alecky

self-approving

too big for your britches

intrusive

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

brazenfaced

Neronian

of preconceived ideas

smart-arsed^UK

phony^US

phoney^UK

throwing weight around

think one is the cat's whiskers

think one is God's gift

think one is the cat's pyjamas

smart-assed^US

not backwards in coming forwards

blowing one's own trumpet

I'm all right, Jack

well-pleased

proud of yourself

like a cat that has swallowed the canary

flushed with success

like the cat that's got the cream

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Cantankerous, stubborn, or disagreeable

ill-humored^US

like a bear with a sore head

humourless^UK

humorless^US

as cross as two sticks

sombre^UK

somber^US

gray^US

grey^UK

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