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hard-edged

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Synonyms & Antonyms of hard-edged

as in tough-minded, unsentimental

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for hard-edged

bottom-line,
hard,
hard-boiled,
tough-minded,
unromantic,
unsentimental

commonsensical,
grounded,
levelheaded,
logical,
no-nonsense,
rational,
reasonable,
sane,
sensible,
sober,
sobersided,
sound

cynical,
disillusioned,
misanthropic,
pessimistic

idealless,
philistine,
utilitarian

distrustful,
mistrustful,
skeptical,
suspicious

down-to-earth,
earthy,
hardheaded,
matter-of-fact,
practical,
pragmatic
(also pragmatical),
realistic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for hard-edged

blue-sky,
idealistic,
impractical,
unrealistic,
utopian,
visionary

fanciful,
fantastic
(also fantastical),
imaginative

romantic,
sentimental

cheerful,
optimistic,
rose-colored

trustful,
trusting,
unsuspicious

half-baked,
illogical,
insane,
irrational,
unreasonable

theoretical
(also theoretic)

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“Hard-edged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hard-edged. Accessed 27 Jun. 2022.

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The first known use of hard-edged was in 1904

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