All hardboiled synonyms

adjective hardboiled

• grievous — causing grief or great sorrow: grievous news.
• hostile — of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy: a hostile nation.
• inclement — (of the weather, the elements, etc.) severe, rough, or harsh; stormy.
• intemperate — given to or characterized by excessive or immoderate indulgence in alcoholic beverages.
• intolerable — not tolerable; unendurable; insufferable: intolerable pain.
• perverse — willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary.
• rancorous — full of or showing rancor.
• resentful — full of or marked by resentment.
• rigorous — characterized by rigor; rigidly severe or harsh, as people, rules, or discipline: rigorous laws.
• rugged — having a roughly broken, rocky, hilly, or jagged surface: rugged ground.
• severe — harsh; unnecessarily extreme: severe criticism; severe laws.
• stringent — rigorously binding or exacting; strict; severe: stringent laws.
• unjust — not just; lacking in justice or fairness: unjust criticism; an unjust ruler.
• unkind — lacking in kindness or mercy; severe.
• unpleasant — not pleasant; displeasing; disagreeable; offensive: an unpleasant taste; an unpleasant situation; an unpleasant manner.
• unrelenting — not relenting; not yielding or swerving in determination or resolution, as of or from opinions, convictions, ambitions, ideals, etc.; inflexible: an unrelenting opponent of the Equal Rights Amendment.
• unsparing — not sparing; liberal or profuse; excessive.
• vengeful — desiring or seeking vengeance; vindictive: a vengeful attitude.
• coldhearted — lacking sympathy; unfeeling
• seasoned — one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
• accustomed — If you are accustomed to something, you know it so well or have experienced it so often that it seems natural, unsurprising, or easy to deal with.
• benumbed — made numb; very cold
• habituated — to accustom (a person, the mind, etc.), as to a particular situation: Wealth habituated him to luxury.
• prepared — properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready: prepared for a hurricane.
• steeled — any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
• contemptuous — If you are contemptuous of someone or something, you do not like or respect them at all.
• disdainful — full of or showing disdain; scornful.
• impenetrable — not penetrable; that cannot be penetrated, pierced, entered, etc.
• impious — not pious or religious; lacking reverence for God, religious practices, etc.; irreligious; ungodly.
• inaccessible — Unable to be reached.
• irreverent — not reverent; manifesting or characterized by irreverence; deficient in veneration or respect: an irreverent reply.
• obtuse — not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull.
• resistant — resisting.
• unashamed — not ashamed; not restrained by embarrassment or consciousness of moral guilt: a liar unashamed even after public disgrace.
• repent — to feel sorry, self-reproachful, or contrite for past conduct; regret or be conscience-stricken about a past action, attitude, etc. (often followed by of): He repented after his thoughtless act.
• unsubmissive — inclined or ready to submit or yield to the authority of another; unresistingly or humbly obedient: submissive servants.
• brutish — If you describe a person or their behaviour as brutish, you think that they are brutal and uncivilised.
• intolerant — not tolerating or respecting beliefs, opinions, usages, manners, etc., different from one's own, as in political or religious matters; bigoted.
• hard-core — unswervingly committed; uncompromising; dedicated: a hard-core segregationist.
• militant — vigorously active and aggressive, especially in support of a cause: militant reformers.
• staunch — firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
• uncompromising — not admitting of compromise or adjustment of differences; making no concessions; inaccessible to flexible bargaining; unyielding: an uncompromising attitude.
• unyielding — unable to bend or be penetrated under pressure; hard: trees so unyielding that they broke in the harsh north winds.
• adamant — If someone is adamant about something, they are determined not to change their mind about it.
• stand pat — exactly to the point or purpose; apt; opportune: a pat solution to a problem.
• gave — simple past tense of give.
• astute — If you describe someone as astute, you think they show an understanding of behaviour and situations, and are skilful at using this knowledge to their own advantage.
• bullheaded — blindly stubborn; headstrong
• intractable — not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate: an intractable disposition.
• levelheaded — having common sense and sound judgment; sensible.