hardheadedly
In obstinate fashion
In a stubborn, practical, or unsentimentally realistic manner.
Someone who proceeds hardheadedly refuses to be swayed by emotion or wishful thinking: She hardheadedly insisted on seeing the financial projections before committing.
The word can suggest admirable pragmatism or frustrating inflexibility, depending on context.
With fixed purpose
- steadfastlyWith unyielding commitment
- tenaciouslyWith stubborn persistence
- persistentlyIn an unrelenting manner
- unwaveringlyWithout changing or faltering
resolutely · firmly · single-mindedly · purposefully · staunchly · unflinchingly · unswervingly · unfailingly
In an unyielding way
- rigidlyIn an unyielding manner
- unbendinglyWithout flexibility or compromise
- uncompromisinglyWithout making concessions
- implacablyWithout capacity for appeasement
inexorably · relentlessly · unrelentingly · immovably · adamantly · fixedly · stiffly · strictly
With inflexible determination
- pigheadedlyWith stubborn inflexibility
- bullheadedlyWith stubborn refusal to yield
- mulishlyWith stubborn refusal
- willfullyDone on purpose
doggedly · obdurately · intransigently · recalcitrantly · perversely · contrarily · defiantly · headstrongly
Almost but not quite
- realisticallyIn a sensible manner
- sensiblyIn a reasonable manner
- level-headedlyWith rational composure
- shrewdlyWith keen discernment
unsentimental · tough-mindedly · no-nonsense · matter-of-factly · rationally · soberly · calculatingly · astutely
determinedly
With fixed purpose
- steadfastlyWith unyielding commitment
- tenaciouslyWith stubborn persistence
- persistentlyIn an unrelenting manner
unwaveringly · resolutely · firmly · single-mindedly · purposefully · staunchly · unflinchingly · unswervingly · unfailingly · courageously
inflexibly
In an unyielding way
- rigidlyIn an unyielding manner
- unbendinglyWithout flexibility or compromise
- uncompromisinglyWithout making concessions
implacably · inexorably · relentlessly · unrelentingly · immovably · adamantly · fixedly · stiffly · strictly · stringently
stubbornly
With inflexible determination
- pigheadedlyWith stubborn inflexibility
- bullheadedlyWith stubborn refusal to yield
- mulishlyWith stubborn refusal
willfully · doggedly · obdurately · intransigently · recalcitrantly · perversely · contrarily · defiantly · headstrongly · uncooperatively
practically
Almost but not quite
- realisticallyIn a sensible manner
- sensiblyIn a reasonable manner
- level-headedlyWith rational composure
shrewdly · unsentimental · tough-mindedly · no-nonsense · matter-of-factly · rationally · soberly · calculatingly · astutely
hardheadedlyyieldingly
In a compliant manner
compliantly · accommodatingly · submissively · tractably · pliantly
hardheadedlyopen-mindedly
With willingness to consider
receptively · broad-mindedly · tolerantly · considerately · thoughtfully