HARDNOSES Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word hardnoses. (close relations)
Definition of HARDNOSES
Best Alternative Words for HARDNOSES
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adamant | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem adjective satellite • impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason | ||||||||
authoritarian | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner adjective satellite • characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty • expecting unquestioning obedience | ||||||||
dogmatic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative • relating to or involving dogma adjective satellite • characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles | ||||||||
inflexible | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • incapable of change • not making concessions • resistant to being bent adjective satellite • incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances | ||||||||
obstinate | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield adjective satellite • stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing • resistant to guidance or discipline verb • persist stubbornly | ||||||||
resolute | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination adjective satellite • characterized by quickness and firmness | ||||||||
rigid | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure adjective satellite • incapable of or resistant to bending • incapable of compromise or flexibility • incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances • fixed and unmoving | ||||||||
stern | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • the rear part of a ship • United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920) • the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on adjective satellite • of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect • not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty • severe and unremitting in making demands • severely simple | ||||||||
stubborn | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield adjective satellite • not responding to treatment | ||||||||
uncompromising | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not making concessions | ||||||||
unyielding | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • stubbornly unyielding • resistant to physical force or pressure |