hardheaded
adjective
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack
Related & opposite
- stubbornness derivation
- obstinate similar to
Sense 2 adjective
guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
a hardheaded appraisal of our position
Related & opposite
- practice derivation
- practicality derivation
- realism derivation
- realistic similar to
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | stubbornness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | obstinate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | practice |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | practicality |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | realism |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | realistic |