'hardheaded' definitions:
Definition of 'hardheaded'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack [syn: hardheaded, mulish]
adjective
Guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"; "a hard- nosed labor leader"; "completely practical in his approach to business"; "not ideology but pragmatic politics" [syn: hardheaded, hard-nosed, practical, pragmatic]
Definition of 'hardheaded'
From: GCIDE
- hardheaded \hard"head`ed\, hard-headed \hard"-head`ed\, a. Having sound judgment; sagacious; shrewd; practical and pragmatic. -- {Hard"-head`ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'hardheaded'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- balking,
- balky,
- bigoted,
- bulldogged,
- bulletheaded,
- bullheaded,
- case-hardened,
- dogged,
- dogmatic,
- down-to-earth,
- earthy,
- fanatic,
- hard,
- hard-boiled,
- headstrong,
- hoaxproof,
- intolerant,
- matter-of-fact,
- mulish,
- not born yesterday,
- obstinate,
- opinionated,
- overzealous,
- persevering,
- pertinacious,
- pigheaded,
- positivistic,
- practical,
- practical-minded,
- pragmatic,
- rational,
- realist,
- realistic,
- reasonable,
- restive,
- sane,
- scientific,
- scientistic,
- secular,
- self-willed,
- sensible,
- set,
- sober,
- sober-minded,
- sophisticated,
- sound,
- sound-thinking,
- stiff-necked,
- straight-thinking,
- strong-willed,
- strongheaded,
- stubborn,
- sulky,
- sullen,
- tenacious,
- tough-minded,
- uncooperative,
- uncullible,
- undeceivable,
- undeludable,
- undupable,
- unfoolable,
- ungullible,
- unhoaxable,
- unideal,
- unidealistic,
- unregenerate,
- unromantic,
- unseduceable,
- unsentimental,
- willful,
- wise,
- worldly