hardheaded
or hard-head·ed
- not easily moved or deceived; practical; shrewd.
- obstinate; stubborn; willful.
Origin of hardheaded
Synonyms for hardheaded
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tenacious, implacable, unwavering, continuous, constant, ruthless, ceaseless, persistent, incessant, unyielding, inexorable, unremitting, continual, relentless, endless, unabated, bound, cruel, grim, intransigentExamples from the Web for hard-headed
Contemporary Examples of hard-headed
In the context of 2004, that kind of talk passed for hard-headed thinking.
A look at the documentary and why we all need to stop being so hard-headed about head injuries.
All of which, if true, suggests that she's not the most hard-headed commentator on Middle Eastern affairs.
Before Moore lost the plot and went into rehab, we thought of her as a hard-headed actress who had also evolved into a dealmaker.
When Republicans defend the war in Afghanistan, they generally do so in hard-headed security terms.
Historical Examples of hard-headed
He was good-natured, plucky in a hard-headed British way, and gentlemanly.
The Slave Of The LampHenry Seton Merriman
Of course you would, being a sensible, hard-headed American workingman.
The Common Sense of SocialismJohn Spargo
He was a sailor, and as hard-headed and practical a man as it has ever been my lot to meet.
Seen and UnseenE. Katharine Bates
Haven't you any hard-headed topers who are famous in the neighborhood?
The Belovd VagabondWilliam J. Locke
You yourself have called me too hard-headed, too material for an artist.
The Master MummerE. Phillips Oppenheim
hard-headed
- tough, realistic, or shrewd; not moved by sentiment
- mainly US and Canadian stubborn; obstinate