Synonyms for "hardheaded" (143 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (29)

stubbornbalkingbalkybigotedbulldoggedbulletheadedbullheadedcase hardenedcase-hardeneddoggeddogmaticdown-to-earthearthyfanaticfanaticalhardhard nosed

Adjective(12 words)

adamantadamantineardentbent onbloody-mindedbullheadedcertainchronicconfirmeddetermineddieharddogged

Strong matches (43)

hard-boiledheadstronghoaxproofintolerantmatter-of-factmulishnot born yesterdayobstinateopinionatedoverzealousperseveringpertinaciouspigheadedpositivisticpracticalpractical-mindedpragmaticpragmatical

Adjective(21 words)

hard-heartedhard-nosedheadstrongimmovableincalcitrantinflexibleinsistentintractableintransigentintrepidinveterateirrefragablemulishobdurateobstinateobstreperouspeevishperemptorypersistentpertinacious

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pigheaded

Adjective(4 words)

hard-nosedmulishpracticalpragmatic

Related words (71)

rationalrealistrealisticreasonablerestivesanescientificscientisticsecularself-willedsensiblesetsobersober-mindedsophisticatedsotsoundsound-thinkingstiff neckedstiff-necked

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straight-thinkingstrong willedstrong-willedstrongheadedsulkysullentenacioustough-mindeduncooperativeuncullibleundeceivableundeludableundupableunfoolableungullibleunhoaxableunidealunidealisticunregenerateunromanticunseduceableunsentimentalwillfulwiseworldly

Adjective(26 words)

recalcitrantrefractoryresoluteresolvedrigidself-willedstalwartstaunchsteadfaststeadystubbornstubborn as a mulesullentenaciousterminalthranthwarttoughtruculentunbending

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uncompromisingunyieldingvehementwaywardwilfulwillful

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

Synonyms

1 entries

hard nosed

Related terms

4 entries

boneheadedhardhathardheadthickheaded

coordinate

2 entries

clearheadedhardhearted

derived

2 entries

hardheadedlyhardheadedness

derived from

2 entries

hardheaded

related to

4 entries

pragmaticrealisticstubbornwilful

similar

5 entries

obstinaterealisticstubbornunregenerate

Translations

21 translations across 12 languages.

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Bulgarian

2 entries

• практичен adj (pragmatic)
• твърдоглав adj (stubborn)

Czech

1 entries

• tvrdohlavý adj (stubborn)

Dutch

2 entries

• koppig adj (stubborn)
• pragmatisch adj (pragmatic)

French

1 entries

• têtu adj (stubborn)

Indonesian

1 entries

• keras kepala adj (stubborn)

Japanese

2 entries

• 頑固 adj (stubborn)
• 頭が固い adj (stubborn)

Macedonian

1 entries

• твр́доглав adj (stubborn)

Manx

1 entries

• creeney adj (pragmatic)

Portuguese

1 entries

• cabeçudo adj (stubborn)

Spanish

4 entries

• cabezadura adj (stubborn)
• porfiado adj (stubborn)
• pragmático adj (pragmatic)
• terco adj (stubborn)

Swedish

4 entries

• beräknande adj (pragmatic)
• envis adj (stubborn)
• kall adj (pragmatic)
• nykter adj (pragmatic)

Tagalog

1 entries

• tigas ng ulo adj (stubborn)

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

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Tom was hardheaded.

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Tom is hardheaded.

Source: tatoeba (8366881)

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