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Definition/Meaning

(adjective)

determined and practical, strong and unsentimental in belief and/or behavior;

e.g. He is a tough-minded leader, and he will lead them to success despite any obstacles.

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Similar Words

Cynical

Disillusioned

Down-to-earth

Earthy

Grounded

Hard

Hard-edged

Levelheaded

Logical

Matter-of-fact

Misanthropic

No-nonsense

Pessimistic

Philistine

Practical

Pragmatic

Rational

Realistic

Reasonable

Sane

Sensible

Sober

Sobersided

Sound

Unromantic

Unsentimental

Utilitarian

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Opposite Words

Academic

Academically

Blue-sky

Capricious

Cheerful

Fanciful

Fantastic

Freakish

Half-baked

Idealist

Ideological

Illogical

Imaginative

Impulsive

Insane

Irrational

Ivory

Ivory tower

Ivory-towered

Messianic

Optimistic

Quixotic

Romantic

Rose-colored

Sentimental

Starry

Starry-eyed

Tender-minded

Theoretical

Unrealistic

Unreasonable

Utopian

Visionary

Whimsical

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Related Words

Down-to-earth

Hardheaded

Matter-of-fact

Practical

Pragmatic

Realistic

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