no-nonsense
All business, always
No-nonsense describes a practical, serious approach that wastes no time on frivolity or unnecessary complexity.
A no-nonsense manager gets straight to business.
A no-nonsense explanation is clear and direct.
The term suggests efficiency and impatience with anything extraneous: She took a no-nonsense approach to the budget crisis.
Focused on workable solutions
- sensibleShowing good judgment
- down-to-earthPractical and without pretension
- commonsensicalShowing practical wisdom
- hardheadedStubbornly unyielding or practical
realistic · levelheaded · utilitarian · functional · workable · hands-on · grounded · shrewd
Clear and uncomplicated
- candidHonest and direct
- forthrightDirectly honest in manner
- frankOpen and direct
- plain-spokenSpeaking without ornament
blunt · unambiguous · explicit · unequivocal · point-blank · unvarnished · transparent · matter-of-fact
Weighty and requiring attention
- strictRigorous, without flexibility
- firmSolid or resolute
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
- businesslikePractical and methodical
authoritative · unyielding · rigid · tough · demanding · unbending · austere · steely
Made smooth and efficient
- systematicFollowing ordered procedures
- methodicalOrganized and deliberate
- organizedSystematically arranged
- productiveGenerating useful output
effective · lean · disciplined · focused · results-oriented · time-saving · purposeful · expeditious
pragmatic
Focused on workable solutions
- sensibleShowing good judgment
- down-to-earthPractical and without pretension
- commonsensicalShowing practical wisdom
hardheaded · realistic · levelheaded · utilitarian · functional · workable · hands-on · grounded · shrewd · judicious
straightforward
Clear and uncomplicated
- candidHonest and direct
- forthrightDirectly honest in manner
- frankOpen and direct
plain-spoken · blunt · unambiguous · explicit · unequivocal · point-blank · unvarnished · transparent · matter-of-fact · outspoken
serious
Weighty and requiring attention
- strictRigorous, without flexibility
- firmSolid or resolute
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
businesslike · authoritative · unyielding · rigid · tough · demanding · unbending · austere · steely · hard-nosed
streamlined
Made smooth and efficient
- systematicFollowing ordered procedures
- methodicalOrganized and deliberate
- organizedSystematically arranged
productive · effective · lean · disciplined · focused · results-oriented · time-saving · purposeful · expeditious · goal-oriented
- no-frillsno-frills, bare-bones, basic, plain, simple
- practicalpractical, pragmatic, realistic, sensible, reasonable
- assertivenessassertiveness, boldness, directness, speaking up, firmness
- Blunt honestyblunt, candid, direct, frank, honest
- candorfrankness, directness, bluntness, candor, straightforwardness
- honestyhonesty, truthfulness, candor, sincerity, dishonesty
no-nonsensefrivolous
Not worthy of attention
playful · whimsical · silly · lighthearted · goofy
no-nonsenseindirect
Not straight or immediate
roundabout · meandering · fussy · overcomplicated · wishy-washy
no-nonsensenonsensical
Without coherent meaning
absurd · senseless · preposterous · irrational · illogical
sense, nonsense, sensation, senseless, nonsensical, nonsensicality, nonsensically, nonsensicalness