hardheaded
Adjective Satellite
- unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack
- guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
- "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"
Adj
- Stubborn; wilful.
- Realistic; pragmatic.
Origin / Etymology
From hard + headed. First appears c. mid-15th century in the writings of Osbern Bokenam.
Synonyms
hard-nosed, mulish, practical, pragmatic, adamant, ardent, bent on, bloody-minded, bullheaded, certain, chronic, confirmed, determined, diehard, dogged, hard-hearted, hardheaded, headstrong, immovable, incalcitrant, inflexible, insistent, intractable, intransigent, intrepid, inveterate, irrefragable, obdurate, obstinate, obstreperous, peevish, peremptory, persistent, pertinacious, pigheaded, recalcitrant, refractory, resolute, resolved, rigid, self-willed, stalwart, staunch, steadfast, steady, stubborn, stubborn as a mule, sullen, tenacious, terminal, thran, thwart, tough, truculent, unbending, uncompromising, unyielding, vehement, wilful, willful
Scrabble Score: 19
hardheaded: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordhardheaded: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hardheaded: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary