hard-eyed

adjective

ˈhärd-ˌīd 

: hard or cold in manner or approach : dispassionate

a hard-eyed view of the candidates

Synonyms

• antiseptic
• arctic
• brittle
• chill
• chilly
• clammy
• cold
• cold-blooded
• cold-eyed
• coldish
• cool
• frigid
• frosty
• frozen
• gelid
• glacial
• icy
• uncordial
• unfriendly
• unsympathetic
• wintry
• wintery

Examples of hard-eyed in a Sentence

stared back at the prisoner with a hard-eyed glint

Word History

First Known Use

1792, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hard-eyed

• actinide
• aldehyde
• alkoxide
• alongside
• amplified
• arsenide
• beautified
• biocide
• butoxide
• calcified
• ceramide
• certified