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
Wrongheaded and hard-nosed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wrongheaded" instead an adjective phrase "Hard-nosed".
Wrongheaded
Wrongheaded adjective - Obstinately perverse in judgment or opinion.
Hard-nosed and wrongheaded are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hard-nosed" instead an adjective "Wrongheaded".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- pat and hard-nosed
- pat and wrongheaded
- set and hard-nosed
- set and wrongheaded
- determined and hard-nosed
- determined and wrongheaded
- inflexible and hard-nosed
- inflexible and wrongheaded
- rigid and hard-nosed
- rigid and wrongheaded
- obstinate and hard-nosed
- obstinate and wrongheaded
- stubborn and hard-nosed
- stubborn and wrongheaded
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Wrongheaded and Hard-nosed. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hard-nosed/wrongheaded
Hard-nosed & Wrongheaded. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hard-nosed/wrongheaded>.
Wrongheaded or Hard-nosed. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hard-nosed/wrongheaded.
