Synonyms of hard-nosed

1 Syllable

tough, stern

2 Syllables

stubborn, headstrong, mulish, toucher, sterner, dogged, bullhead, stringent, hardshell, sternest, hard-line

3 Syllables

ruffianly, unyielding, hard-hearted, contemptuous, stiff-necked, hardheaded, tough-minded, bullheaded, adamant, pigheaded, severest, liverish, ornery, severer, hardnosed, hard-boiled, hard-shelled, perverse

4 Syllables

immovable, obdurate, iron-handed, no-nonsense, obstinate, inflexible, iron-willed

5 Syllables

uncompromising, unsentimental

6 Syllables

perseverative