Hard-nosed
Hard-nosed adjective - Sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion.
Usage example: the team's hard-nosed coach doesn't make exceptions for anybody
Relentless and hard-nosed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Relentless" instead an adjective phrase "Hard-nosed".
Relentless
Relentless adjective - Showing no signs of slackening or yielding in one's purpose.
Hard-nosed and relentless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hard-nosed" instead an adjective "Relentless".
Nearby Word: relentlessly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- firm and hard-nosed
- firm and relentless
- determined and hard-nosed
- determined and relentless
- inflexible and hard-nosed
- inflexible and relentless
- rigid and hard-nosed
- rigid and relentless
- obstinate and hard-nosed
- obstinate and relentless
- stubborn and hard-nosed
- stubborn and relentless
- unyielding and hard-nosed
- unyielding and relentless
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