Hard-nosed
Hard-nosed adjective - Sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion.
Sadistic and hard-nosed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sadistic" instead an adjective phrase "Hard-nosed".
Sadistic
Sadistic adjective - Having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others.
Hard-nosed and sadistic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hard-nosed" instead an adjective "Sadistic".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- relentless and hard-nosed
- relentless and sadistic
- harsh and hard-nosed
- harsh and sadistic
- hard and hard-nosed
- hard and sadistic
- severe and hard-nosed
- severe and sadistic
- perverse and hard-nosed
- perverse and sadistic
- grim and hard-nosed
- grim and sadistic
- implacable and hard-nosed
- implacable and sadistic
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