Hard-boiled
Hard-boiled adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.
Usage example: a hard-boiled Puritan schoolmaster who was as unyielding as New England granite
Knock-down and hard-boiled are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Knock-down" instead an adjective phrase "Hard-boiled".
Knock-down
Knock-down adjective - Strong enough to knock down or overwhelm.
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Synonyms for Knock-down
Hard-boiled and knock-down are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hard-boiled" instead an adjective phrase "Knock-down".
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Related pairs
- rough and hard-boiled
- rough and knock-down
- hard and hard-boiled
- hard and knock-down
- merciless and hard-boiled
- merciless and knock-down
- unfeeling and hard-boiled
- unfeeling and knock-down
- inhuman and hard-boiled
- inhuman and knock-down
- callous and hard-boiled
- callous and knock-down
- cold-blooded and hard-boiled
- cold-blooded and knock-down
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