hard-asses
Uncompromising tough types
Hard-asses are people who are strict, uncompromising, and tough—the kind who enforce rules rigidly and show little sympathy for excuses.
The term applies to drill sergeants, demanding bosses, and parents who don't let anything slide: The coaches were hard-asses about curfew.
The singular is hard-ass, which also functions as an adjective: a hard-ass approach to discipline.
Strict or ship's aft
- strictRigorous, without flexibility
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
- demandingRequiring great effort
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
authoritarian · inflexible · rigid · austere · severe · unforgiving · imposing · formidable
Strict work supervisor
- drillmasterStrict military instructor
- enforcerOne who ensures compliance
- martinetHarsh enforcer of discipline
- sergeantMid-level military rank
coach · warden · commandant · overseer · supervisor · boss · foreman · instructor
Refusing to give way
- stubbornRefusing to change course
- obstinateFirmly refusing to yield
- adamantStubbornly refusing to yield
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
iron-willed · unbending · steadfast · relentless · implacable · unswerving · unflinching · indomitable
stern
Strict or ship's aft
uncompromising · authoritarian · inflexible · rigid · austere · severe · unforgiving · imposing · formidable · gruff
taskmaster
Strict work supervisor
- drillmasterStrict military instructor
- enforcerOne who ensures compliance
- martinetHarsh enforcer of discipline
sergeant · coach · warden · commandant · overseer · supervisor · boss · foreman · instructor · headmaster
unyielding
Refusing to give way
- stubbornRefusing to change course
- obstinateFirmly refusing to yield
- adamantStubbornly refusing to yield
tenacious · iron-willed · unbending · steadfast · relentless · implacable · unswerving · unflinching · indomitable · unshakeable
hard-assespushovers
Those easily persuaded
softies · bleeding hearts · soft touches · doormats · people pleasers
hard-assessweethearts
Romantic partners, affectionately named
teddy bears · marshmallows · cream puffs · pussycats · nice guys
hard-ass, hard, ass, harder, hardest, harden, hardened, hardening, hardness