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Synonyms & Antonyms of hardheaded
1
having or showing a practical cleverness or judgment
- a hardheaded politician who never hesitated to set aside principle in favor of expediency
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- exploitable,
- gullible
- (also gullable)
- airheaded,
- birdbrained,
- brain-dead,
- brainless,
- dim-witted,
- dopey
- (also dopy),
- dumb,
- empty-headed,
- feebleminded,
- gormless
- [chiefly British],
- half-witted,
- knuckleheaded,
- lamebrain
- (or lamebrained),
- lunkheaded,
- simple,
- slow,
- slow-witted,
- softheaded,
- stupid,
- thickheaded,
- thick-witted,
- unintelligent,
- weak-minded
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2
sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
- Granny remained hardheaded about keeping her house and not moving into a nursing home
Synonyms for hardheaded
- adamant,
- adamantine,
- bullheaded,
- dogged,
- hard,
- hard-nosed,
- hardened,
- headstrong,
- immovable,
- implacable,
- inconvincible,
- inflexible,
- intransigent,
- mulish,
- obdurate,
- obstinate,
- opinionated,
- ossified,
- pat,
- pertinacious,
- perverse,
- pigheaded,
- self-opinionated,
- self-willed,
- stiff-necked,
- stubborn,
- unbending,
- uncompromising,
- unrelenting,
- unyielding,
- willful
- (or wilful)
Words Related to hardheaded
- determined,
- hell-bent,
- inexorable,
- persistent,
- relentless,
- resolved,
- set,
- single-minded,
- steadfast,
- stouthearted,
- tenacious,
- unflinching
- firm,
- hard-line,
- hard-shell
- (or hard-shelled),
- iron,
- severe,
- stern,
- strict
- bloody-minded
- [chiefly British],
- cantankerous
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3
willing to see things as they really are and deal with them sensibly
- a hardheaded minister who understands the difficulties teenagers face today
Synonyms for hardheaded
- down-to-earth,
- earthy,
- matter-of-fact,
- practical,
- pragmatic
- (also pragmatical),
- realistic
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“Hardheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardheaded. Accessed 25 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of hardheaded was circa 1532
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