Synonyms of hard-boiled

1 Syllable
firm, strict, stern, rough
2 Syllables
stony, headstrong, earthier, sterner, stonier, stricter, heartless, bullhead, strictest, true-life, callous, aloof, earthy, hardshell, sternest, hard-line
3 Syllables
ruffianly, hard-hearted, feelingless, hardened, stiff-necked, coldhearted, hardhearted, practical, realistic, hardboiled, pragmatic, hardheaded, cold-blooded, hard-nosed, hard-shelled, unbending, unfeeling
4 Syllables
stony-hearted, obdurate, commonsense, unfantastic, unromantic, obstinate, pragmatical, inflexible, compassionless, matter-of-fact, stonyhearted, case-hardened
5 Syllables
unemotional, insusceptible, insensitive, casehardened, naturalistic, unidealistic, unsentimental, unimpassioned