hard head
Unyielding skull metaphorically
A hard head is someone stubborn or difficult to persuade—the kind of person who won't change their mind regardless of evidence or argument.
The term can also refer to various fish species with bony or armored skulls, particularly certain catfish and croakers.
In some regional dialects, hardhead describes a practical, shrewd person who makes tough-minded decisions.
He's such a hard head—you'll never convince him to try something new.
- boxerCombat sport competitor
- stubbornRefusing to change course
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
- obstinateFirmly refusing to yield
- thick-skinnedResistant to criticism
won't budge · brick wall · persistence · tough as nails · rhino · adamant · tenacity · armadillo · pigheaded · determined · resolute · stand firm · catfish · tortoise · stiff-necked · stamina · fortitude · firmness
- body idiomsheart of gold, heart of stone, cold heart, warm heart, soft heart
- toddler behaviortantrums, whining, pouting, saying no, defiance
hard headopen mind
Absence of prejudgment
soft touch · pushover · free thinker · fence-sitter · yes-man
hard headsoft heart
Compassionate, sympathetic nature
softy · bleeding heart · sentimentalist · pushover · marshmallow