hardheaded

or hard-head·ed

[ hahrd-hed-id ]

/ ˈhɑrdˈhɛd ɪd /

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adjective

not easily moved or deceived; practical; shrewd.

obstinate; stubborn; willful.

SYNONYMS FOR hardheaded

1 astute, realistic, pragmatic, cool, down-to-earth.

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Origin of hardheaded

First recorded in 1575–85

OTHER WORDS FROM hardheaded

hard·head·ed·ly, adverbhard·head·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby hardheaded

hard ground, hardhack, hard-handed, hard hat, hardhead, hardheaded, hardheads, hardhead sponge, hardhearted, hard-hit, hard hitter

How to use hardheaded in a sentence

While welcome, this is actually a hardheaded and highly practical move.
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The hardheaded politician devoted to step-by- step progress was transformed in death into the consummate liberal idealist.
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But hardheaded operatives like Karl Rove could shift their resources to Senate and House contests.
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And so does the cause of decency in the hardheaded world of international affairs.
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For the hardheaded, distributing Qurans would have another benefit.
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Like all romancers, she is a little terrified at seeing one of her wildest conceits admitted by the hardheaded world.
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And she was glad to see that the hardheaded old miller was not much impressed by the man, either.
Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence|Alice B. Emerson
The son of the hardheaded father came out at a crisis; and not too highhandedly: he could hear an opposite argument to the end.
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He was thorough, practical, and after he had cut his mountain teeth in the Peace River disaster, a hardheaded man at his work.
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The man of science like the man in the street has to face hardheaded facts that cannot be blinked and explain them as best he can.
Ulysses|James Joyce

British Dictionary definitions for hardheaded

hard-headed

adjective

tough, realistic, or shrewd; not moved by sentiment

mainly US and Canadian stubborn; obstinate

Derived forms of hard-headed

hard-headedly, adverbhard-headedness, noun

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adjective

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