Brutal and Hard-nosed

Brutal adjective - Difficult to endure.

Hard-nosed and brutal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hard-nosed" instead an adjective "Brutal".

Nearby Words: brutish, brute, brutalize, brutality, brutally

Hard-nosed adjective - Sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion.

Brutal and hard-nosed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brutal" instead an adjective phrase "Hard-nosed".