tough-minded
Hard to sway
Tough-minded describes someone who thinks practically and doesn't let emotions cloud their judgment.
A tough-minded person faces hard realities without flinching and makes decisions based on evidence rather than sentiment: a tough-minded analysis of the company's failures.
The term implies intellectual rigor and resistance to wishful thinking.
True to life
- practicalSuited for real use
- no-nonsenseSerious and efficient
- hardheadedStubbornly unyielding or practical
- shrewdPractically clever, perceptive
unsentimental · objective · analytical · clear-sighted · levelheaded · matter-of-fact · sensible · sober
Firmly committed to purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- unflinchingRefusing to show fear
undaunted · unshakable · staunch · firm · courageous · committed · persevering · persistent
Rigorous, without flexibility
- demandingRequiring great effort
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
- rigorousExtremely thorough and careful
- exactingDemanding great care
disciplined · austere · severe · hard-line · unbending · stringent · authoritative · unyielding
Refusing to change course
- obstinateFirmly refusing to yield
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- immovableIncapable of being shifted
- implacableIncapable of being pacified
hardened · iron-willed · indomitable · unswayable · pig-headed · intransigent · stiff-necked · mulish
realistic
True to life
- practicalSuited for real use
- no-nonsenseSerious and efficient
- hardheadedStubbornly unyielding or practical
shrewd · unsentimental · objective · analytical · clear-sighted · levelheaded · matter-of-fact · sensible · sober · businesslike
determined
Firmly committed to purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
unflinching · undaunted · unshakable · staunch · firm · courageous · committed · persevering · persistent · dogged
strict
Rigorous, without flexibility
- demandingRequiring great effort
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
- rigorousExtremely thorough and careful
exacting · disciplined · austere · severe · hard-line · unbending · stringent · authoritative · unyielding · unsparing
stubborn
Refusing to change course
- obstinateFirmly refusing to yield
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- immovableIncapable of being shifted
implacable · hardened · iron-willed · indomitable · unswayable · pig-headed · intransigent · stiff-necked · mulish · headstrong
- ___-minded words
- William Jamespragmatism, stream of consciousness, pluralism, cash value, religious experience
- tenacitydetermined, persistence, persistent, perseverance, determination
tough-mindedsoft-headed
Lacking mental acuity
tender-minded · woolly-minded · starry-eyed · dreamy · naive
tough-mindedtender
Soft or sore
soft-hearted · sentimental · tender-hearted · sensitive · gentle
tough-mindedweak-willed
Lacking determination or resolve
spineless · wishy-washy · irresolute · vacillating · indecisive
mind, tough, mindful, minded, mindset, toughness, toughen, mindfulness, unmindful