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What is another word for
hard-nosed
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Guided by practical experience and observation rather than by theory
Stubborn or obstinate in manner or nature
Tough and relentlessly practical and thus not given to sentiment
Continuing in the face of difficulties or opposition
Strict or exacting in standards
Showing or feeling strong dislike or disrespect
Cantankerous, stubborn, or disagreeable
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Adjective
▲
Guided by practical experience and observation rather than by theory
practical
pragmatic
rational
realistic
astute
businesslike
shrewd
clear-thinking
down-to-earth
sensible
matter-of-fact
hard-headed
no-nonsense
commonsensical
unsentimental
with both feet on the ground
logical
reasonable
unidealistic
level-headed
hard-boiled
prudent
unromantic
common-sense
levelheaded
commonsense
sane
sound
sober
grounded
robust
earthy
hardheaded
with one's feet on the ground
utilitarian
hard
tough-minded
unfantastic
pragmatical
real
clear-sighted
unemotional
cool-headed
sharp-witted
hard-bitten
cool
sharp
expedient
functional
responsible
judicious
wise
balanced
circumspect
discerning
mature
sage
discriminating
reasoned
thoughtful
sagacious
well-founded
analytical
analytic
canny
uncompromising
forceful
straightforward
firm
vigorous
iron
sturdy
solid
lusty
strong
hearty
stout
common-sensical
factual
objective
calm
full of common sense
composed
collected
serene
informed
imperturbable
plain
reliable
together
unflappable
equable
valid
intelligent
applied
feasible
unruffled
justified
self-possessed
even-tempered
unperturbed
cool, calm and collected
lucid
good
commonsensible
cogent
phlegmatic
just
empirical
empiric
experiential
dispassionate
well balanced
well-advised
actual
stable
prosaic
intellectual
viable
perceptive
stoic
workable
unembellished
relaxed
enlightened
useable
working
dependable
perspicacious
unworried
usable
actionable
impassive
unmoved
discreet
literal
moderate
applicative
doable
tranquil
confident
unimpassioned
farsighted
observed
observational
placid
well-grounded
sedate
seen
at ease
serious-minded
clear-eyed
philosophic
dull
mundane
flat
unvarnished
genuine
deadpan
dry
unimaginative
hands-on
truthful
lifeless
exact
steady
resigned
uncreative
unadorned
natural
practicable
true
applicable
pedestrian
poised
stoical
emotionless
humdrum
undistorted
constructive
unembroidered
unaffected
accomplishable
forbearing
efficient
coherent
fatalistic
direct
unexcitable
useful
uncomplaining
firsthand
philosophical
cold
straight-thinking
effective
coolheaded
operative
tolerant
accommodating
politic
patient
real-world
well advised
accepting
verifiable
indulgent
well grounded
laid-back
all there
well reasoned
well adjusted
restrained
ultrapractical
well-adjusted
straight
detached
nonplussed
joined-up
well-thought-out
well-reasoned
heuristic
existential
experimental
temperate
first-hand
long-suffering
experient
easy-going
evidence-based
advisable
dinkum
satisfying
common
satisfactory
estimable
decent
normal
calculating
scientific
soulless
deliberative
insightful
considerate
cautious
considered
well-judged
deductive
deliberate
unpretentious
appropriate
achievable
suitable
well considered
percipient
cognitive
concrete
healthy
lifelike
controlled
unbothered
unflustered
calmed
unagitated
unfazed
very helpful
extremely useful
research-based
knowledge-based
very useful
clearheaded
simple
naturalistic
undisturbed
limpid
peaceful
equal
unshaken
recollected
untroubled
level
possessed
smooth
assured
frank
assertive
true-life
homely
uninhibited
self-composed
self-assured
basic
real-life
sober-minded
down to earth
self-confident
self-controlled
documented
well-balanced
credible
demonstrable
provable
authentic
secure
practiced
US
exercised
serviceable
utilized
US
used
historical
confirmable
nonfictional
bona fide
documentary
certain
evident
profound
deep
learned
accurate
possible
utile
realizable
US
adapted
correlated
related
tested
practised
UK
realisable
UK
utilised
UK
orderly
systematic
convenient
enforced
clever
faithful
prosy
user friendly
user-friendly
apathetic
serious
impersonal
stolid
naked
brought to bear
knowing
non-theoretical
nuts and bolts
step-by-step
cold-blooded
within the bounds of possibility
within the realms of possibility
consequent
both feet on the ground
well-informed
in one's right mind
au courant
having all one's marbles
steady-going
more ❯
“Corporates are shedding their earlier aloof attitude and taking a more
hard-nosed
approach.”
Adjective
▲
Stubborn or obstinate in manner or nature
obstinate
wilful
unbending
adamant
dogged
headstrong
immovable
implacable
inflexible
intransigent
mulish
obdurate
pertinacious
perverse
stubborn
uncompromising
unyielding
opinionated
willful
unrelenting
adamantine
bullheaded
hard
hardened
hardheaded
inconvincible
ossified
pat
pigheaded
stiff-necked
self-willed
self-opinionated
stubborn as a mule
deaf to reason
determined
firm
intractable
rigid
single-minded
steadfast
relentless
tenacious
inexorable
bull-headed
resolute
bloody-minded
unshakeable
indurate
refractory
iron-willed
strong-willed
unwavering
persistent
fixed
unshakable
unpersuadable
recalcitrant
tough
unmalleable
strong-minded
steely
unflinching
contrary
uncooperative
locked in
persevering
cussed
diehard
resolved
hard-line
pig-headed
set in stone
froward
contumacious
uncompliant
hardline
cross-grained
renitent
unswayable
rock-ribbed
dead set on
wrong-headed
indomitable
cantankerous
staunch
unreasonable
balky
set
stiff
insistent
unbendable
hardcore
remorseless
set in one's ways
as stubborn as a mule
hard-core
hard and fast
difficult
unadaptable
bolshie
unaccommodating
dyed-in-the-wool
strict
unswerving
immutable
stroppy
unmanageable
unchangeable
harsh
indefatigable
steady
solid
tireless
inveterate
standing one's ground
opinionative
dogmatic
incompliant
with a will of one's own
stand pat
importunate
thrawn
assiduous
unbreakable
sticking to one's guns
dug in
narrow-minded
not giving an inch
pervicacious
dead set
unmovable
standing pat
tough nut
hanging tough
determined to have one's own way
unfaltering
unbudgeable
defiant
severe
purposeful
locked-in
hard-shell
stern
strong
haughty
boneheaded
proud
ruthless
hard as nails
unflexible
doctrinaire
set-on
one-sided
disobedient
ungovernable
wayward
insubordinate
constant
grim
sedulous
unflagging
untiring
game
unmoved
with one's feet dug in
convinced
with one's toes dug in
heady
unalterable
decided
unsparing
merciless
hardass
rugged
die-hard
categorical
brick-wall
unappeasable
resistant
unshaken
durable
unfailing
impassive
stony-hearted
unimpressionable
set in concrete
permanent
disobliging
businesslike
hang tough
unsentimental
no-nonsense
hard-bitten
iron
stony
bullhead
tough nut to crack
cold fish
proof against persuasion
uncompassionate
unemotional
unimpressible
impertinent
mean
stalwart
troublesome
ornery
restive
seasoned
argumentative
petrified
quarrelsome
obstreperous
fossilized
US
incorrigible
through and through
unregenerate
reprobate
irredeemable
unreformable
incurable
confirmed
accustomed
impenitent
shameless
contrarious
ingrained
indurated
rigidified
frozen
fossilised
UK
bony
démodé
deep-seated
established
hard-and-fast
awkward
trying
unpredictable
querulous
hard to handle
fiendish
feisty
fractious
ungracious
hidebound
stringent
blinkered
brassbound
set in your ways
rigorous
unstoppable
unremitting
unrestrained
wild
definite
rebellious
unconstrained
untoward
mule
authoritarian
concrete
uncontrollable
unquenchable
exacting
uncontainable
invariable
unchanging
undeviating
changeless
unpermissive
unrestrainable
insuppressible
cast-iron
irrepressible
heavy-handed
out of control
unvacillating
noncompliant
dour
oppressive
draconian
non-compliant
forbidding
disciplinary
illiberal
picky
uptight
puritanical
stuffy
inalterable
iron-fisted
determinate
abiding
certain
austere
bound
exact
irreversible
sure
enduring
static
ramrod
unvarying
ironclad
unmoving
sturdy
robust
stout
impermeable
massed
solidified
husky
taut
writ in stone
strait-laced
cut-and-dried
decided upon
sealed
blocked
concentrated
consolidated
compact
dimensional
close
compacted
impliable
rocklike
impervious
congealed
thick
dense
stiffened
impenetrable
jellied
rock-solid
rock-hard
brick wall
non-flexible
like a rock
really hard
very hard
more ❯
“Although Malone took a very
hard-nosed
attitude towards the poor, he was prepared to admit that many manual workers were underpaid.”
Adjective
▲
Tough and relentlessly practical and thus not given to sentiment
tough
no-nonsense
unsentimental
hard-headed
tough-minded
hard-boiled
hard-bitten
tough and shrewd
hard
strong
hardened
sturdy
stout
hardy
toughened
rugged
inured
vigorous
indurate
cast-iron
world-weary
as hard as nails
indurated
hard-handed
case-hardened
adamantine
lacking sentiment
toughened by experience
hard-edged
as tough as old boots
hard as nails
“No one noticed that behind the
hard-nosed
exterior lurked the soul of an anxiety-ridden, insecure teenager.”
Adjective
▲
Continuing in the face of difficulties or opposition
patient
persistent
dedicated
determined
resolute
tenacious
dogged
driven
focussed
UK
focused
US
persevering
undaunted
committed
diligent
indefatigable
insistent
pertinacious
resolved
spirited
stalwart
staunch
steadfast
tireless
uncompromising
assiduous
bullheaded
firm
headstrong
immovable
obstinate
pigheaded
relentless
steely
stubborn
unrelenting
unshakable
untiring
valiant
gritty
mettlesome
obdurate
perseverant
purposeful
single-minded
steady
unbending
undeviating
unfailing
unfaltering
unflagging
unflappable
unflinching
unshakeable
unshaken
unwavering
unyielding
dead set
full of determination
hanging tough
never-tiring
self-willed
strong-minded
strong-willed
resilient
strong
gutsy
tough
zealous
feisty
forceful
tough-minded
aggressive
assertive
vehement
keen
eager
unsentimental
hardy
fanatical
passionate
dour
formidable
hard
enterprising
fierce
enthusiastic
ardent
iron-willed
high-powered
pushy
earnest
intense
audacious
dauntless
sure
active
avid
plucky
sagacious
confident
self-confident
ballsy
irrepressible
sturdy
thick-skinned
indomitable
cast-iron
unhesitating
rugged
hard as nails
faithful
ironclad
nervy
toughened
realistic
loyal
firm in spirit
decisive
brave
self-assertive
animated
resourceful
independent
perceptive
certain
two-fisted
heroic
keen as mustard
courageous
take charge
mean
stout-hearted
spunky
game
dashing
vigorous
energetic
dynamic
emphatic
powerful
have-a-go
as game as Ned Kelly
strenuous
bold
potent
muscular
resounding
violent
driving
domineering
pushing
commanding
bullish
authoritative
not backward in coming forward
go-ahead
self-possessed
bossy
titanic
competitive
dominant
in-your-face
take-charge
self-assured
full-blooded
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Strict or exacting in standards
stern
authoritarian
harsh
strict
tough
uncompromising
draconian
fierce
firm
severe
stringent
austere
dour
drastic
exacting
grave
hard
rigid
rigorous
callous
dire
extreme
hard-line
heavy-handed
inexorable
oppressive
resolute
steadfast
unsympathetic
autocratic
cruel
demanding
determined
dogged
formidable
hardcore
hard-core
hardened
hardheaded
hardhearted
hard-hearted
imperious
inflexible
iron-fisted
merciless
no-nonsense
obdurate
obstinate
pitiless
pressing
rough
single-minded
unbending
uncharitable
unflinching
unforgiving
unrelenting
unsparing
unyielding
absolute
ascetic
ascetical
astringent
browbeating
bullheaded
by the book
disciplinary
domineering
dyed-in-the-wool
immovable
intractable
mulish
relentless
resolved
solid
stiff
stiff-necked
disciplinarian
ossified
tyrannical
hard-boiled
ruthless
inhuman
insensitive
unfeeling
heartless
stony
unmerciful
indurate
remorseless
brutal
compassionless
inhumane
uncaring
affectless
soulless
ironhearted
stonyhearted
stoney
pachydermatous
desensitized
US
insensate
case-hardened
unpitying
savage
desensitised
UK
cold-blooded
slash-and-burn
take-no-prisoners
sadistic
flinty
cold
hard-bitten
barbarous
thick-skinned
cold-hearted
barbaric
with a heart of stone
grim
unkind
adamant
stony-hearted
cynical
uncompassionate
ramrod
implacable
undeviating
brassbound
ferocious
intransigent
vicious
unsentimental
illiberal
mean
set
diehard
onerous
headstrong
truculent
murderous
strong
tight
rugged
ironclad
cast-iron
two-fisted
unemotional
powerful
immoderate
hard-shelled
steely
surly
stubborn
inconsiderate
unkindly
hard as nails
as tough as old boots
hard-edged
stone-hearted
sombre
UK
earnest
somber
US
hard-hitting
apathetic
bloodthirsty
cool
malevolent
unappeasable
unfriendly
mortal
fell
cutthroat
vindictive
rancorous
inclement
unmoved
unremitting
revengeful
desperate
immutable
refractory
pugnacious
ironfisted
unempathetic
killer
feral
premeditated
uncordial
unamiable
binding
churlish
crotchety
cantankerous
unpermissive
forceful
cut-throat
unwavering
maleficent
brutish
wolfish
violent
tormenting
torturous
confining
dog-eat-dog
lacking compassion
fiendish
picky
marble-hearted
wicked
radical
drawing
compelling
convincing
valid
acrimonious
atrocious
without pity
monstrous
bestial
evil
heinous
wanton
diabolical
definite
tyrannous
despotic
abusive
intolerant
dictatorial
beastly
indurated
brute
butcherly
hellish
fanatical
suppressive
staunch
hard and fast
depraved
sanguinary
dastardly
brick-wall
egregious
militant
hardline
flagitious
appalling
dead set on
by the numbers
critical
hard-headed
hardhanded
lacking sentiment
toughened by experience
as hard as nails
world-weary
stand pat
not giving an inch
resilient
hard-shell
aggressive
gritty
stalwart
hardy
robust
humourless
UK
trying
sober
serious
excruciating
bitter
sedate
burdensome
repressive
humorless
US
nasty
searing
staid
solemn
grievous
sobersided
casehardened
toughened
weighty
unsmiling
uncomic
final
fixed
fit
feisty
red-blooded
settled
unchanging
tough as old boots
fast
doughty
unbreakable
determinate
unmoving
self-assertive
self-confident
inexpugnable
hard-and-fast
unalterable
set in stone
high-powered
po-faced
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Showing or feeling strong dislike or disrespect
contemptuous
disdainful
scornful
disparaging
derogatory
slighting
arrogant
denigratory
haughty
belittling
supercilious
deprecatory
pejorative
snobbish
condescending
imperious
proud
uppity
uncomplimentary
degrading
snooty
insolent
demeaning
derisory
insulting
depreciatory
cavalier
sneering
depreciative
derisive
sniffy
derogative
mocking
denigrative
vain
decrying
detractive
snotty
scathing
scoffing
contumelious
audacious
disrespectful
disapproving
jeering
withering
snide
cool
snippy
bold
cheeky
opprobrious
abhorrent
taunting
sardonic
hard
temperamental
high and mighty
cold-shoulder
full of contempt
on your high horse
abusive
rude
critical
offensive
vituperative
sarcastic
dismissive
humiliating
impertinent
scurrilous
irreverent
censorious
deprecating
reproachful
discourteous
uncivil
impudent
negative
impolite
blasphemous
discrediting
sacrilegious
mortifying
debasing
detracting
profane
out-of-line
judgemental
judgmental
unmannerly
defamatory
deprecative
hurtful
forward
invective
sassy
fault-finding
ridiculing
biting
impious
cynical
vituperatory
unflattering
shaming
cocky
patronizing
US
depreciating
insubordinate
patronising
UK
lowering
ungracious
caustic
reproving
malicious
shameful
slanderous
spiteful
libellous
UK
undignified
libelous
US
vitriolic
condemnatory
presumptuous
ill-mannered
disgraceful
smart-alecky
sarky
fresh
maligning
reviling
ignominious
vulgar
saucy
dishonourable
UK
unworthy
scurril
scurrile
jibing
flip
ungodly
cheapening
hypercritical
inglorious
unholy
truculent
nervy
crusty
catty
abject
irreverential
lippy
contemptible
menial
denigrating
dishonorable
US
infra dig
bringing shame
aweless
scolding
castigatory
profanatory
harsh
nasty
brazen
brash
bad-mannered
mean
iconoclastic
unsympathetic
unfavourable
UK
superior
unkind
damaging
cutting
pert
detractory
unfavorable
US
teasing
affronting
carping
obloquious
foul
vilifying
pillorying
cavilling
UK
unhallowed
overbearing
unpleasant
lampooning
violent
berating
obnoxious
minimizing
US
malapert
calumniatory
snidey
minimising
UK
hateful
captious
smart
diminishing
deflating
downgrading
calumniating
inconsiderate
despiteful
damning
dishonouring
UK
accusatory
dishonoring
US
malevolent
faultfinding
flippant
admonitory
caviling
US
sharp
upbraiding
unmannered
condemning
overcritical
censuring
severe
cavillous
disgracious
stern
misbehaved
ill-bred
full of reproof
pass-remarkable
uncharitable
epithetical
snarky
defiant
perfunctory
pushy
acerbic
egotistic
mordacious
corrupting
wretched
unbecoming
unenthusiastic
dimissory
rejecting
contemning
despising
repudiating
castigating
shrewish
unfriendly
bitter
devastating
ill-natured
blistering
stinging
searing
abrupt
curt
brusque
gruff
short
surly
blunt
snubbing
sniping
dyslogistic
crushing
sharp-tongued
gally
wounding
for the birds
offhand
scandalous
calumnious
insensitive
repulsive
politically incorrect
injurious
thoughtless
churlish
niggling
unhandsome
quibbling
godless
irreligious
defaming
venomous
rejective
nitpicking
malign
offending
pernickety
unfilial
nagging
hairsplitting
execrative
swearing
imprecatory
improper
cursing
aspersive
libeling
US
excoriating
despicable
libelling
UK
vile
demanding
particular
uncalled-for
overnice
exceptive
judgy
denunciatory
brassy
humbling
critic
trenchant
choleric
satirical
cocksure
accusing
wise
hair-splitting
disappointed
nit-picking
complaining
hard to please
over-censorious
denouncing
brassbound
arch
unforgiving
traducing
peremptory
chiding
barefaced
personal
dictatorial
procacious
mannerless
discreditable
magisterial
imperative
aspersing
breezy
severely critical
brazen-faced
bold-faced
lacking civility
bad mannered
off-base
put down
ignoble
base
disreputable
embarrassing
reprehensible
low
unprincipled
shabby
deplorable
infamous
appalling
shady
sordid
unseemly
discomfiting
villainous
wicked
sorry
low-down
bad
chastening
detestable
abominable
indecorous
indecent
heinous
blameworthy
unscrupulous
scurvy
corrupt
shoddy
immoral
unsavoury
UK
shocking
unsavory
US
odious
dirty
unrespectable
loathsome
unfitting
pitiful
unladylike
ungentlemanly
disgusting
repugnant
untoward
unsuitable
knavish
toe-curling
unbefitting
unceremonious
crooked
inappropriate
atrocious
unrefined
outrageous
degenerate
wrong
indefensible
inexcusable
sinful
monstrous
execrable
unforgivable
notorious
diabolical
beneath one's dignity
louche
nefarious
reprobate
paltry
pitiable
dreadful
miserable
shameless
blush-making
worthless
shy
currish
rotten
pathetic
dastardly
awful
beastly
cringe-making
grubby
humiliatory
low-minded
beyond the pale
no-good
beyond contempt
disconcerting
dishonest
flustering
distressing
cringeworthy
disturbing
inelegant
awkward
untrustworthy
delicate
compromising
evil
egregious
objectionable
unethical
unspeakable
trying
iniquitous
unacceptable
discomposing
discountenancing
inconvenient
barro
dodgy
rascally
exceptionable
debauched
flagitious
excruciating
incommodious
perfidious
degraded
revolting
cheap
recreant
repellent
horrible
horrid
scummy
lame
distasteful
sneaking
lousy
ratty
cruddy
scabby
sad
exploitative
filthy
slimy
beneath contempt
caitiff
nauseating
low-life
below contempt
scungy
horrifying
dirty rotten
terrible
indelicate
indiscreet
familiar
intrusive
tasteless
intolerable
crass
criminal
unworthy of one
seedy
unheroic
debased
depraved
vicious
blamable
sobering
in bad taste
dark
beneath
good-for-nothing
dissolute
overwhelming
uncomfortable
unlawful
perverted
unrighteous
diabolic
damnable
abandoned
sick
sensitive
disgracing
obscene
culpable
impure
depraving
perplexing
tricky
unjustifiable
squashing
quashing
perverting
unfortunate
flagrant
salacious
demoralizing
US
unwholesome
subversive
maleficent
demoralising
UK
regrettable
thorny
sticky
remiss
profligate
intemperate
drunken
treacherous
beneath you
lacking dignity
ticklish
embarrassed
difficult
scoundrelly
upsetting
dicey
untimely
problematical
troublesome
problematic
vexatious
painful
cringey
hairy
gnarly
knotty
underhand
bringing down
bringing low
deceitful
blackguardly
devious
exasperating
traitorous
cunning
shifty
crafty
troubling
fraudulent
guileful
not cricket
sly
hopeless
underhanded
slippery
scheming
unfair
agitating
illegal
forlorn
questionable
unpropitious
discommodious
discommoding
inopportune
disagreeable
rattling
cheating
amoral
Machiavellian
furtive
unconscionable
woeful
outcast
piteous
dismal
stark
wrongful
roguish
venal
corrupted
cutthroat
mercenary
conscienceless
lamentable
ruthless
sinister
unconscientious
petty
wrongdoing
casuistic
selfish
arrant
two-faced
self-seeking
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Adjective
▲
Cantankerous, stubborn, or disagreeable
ornery
irritable
cantankerous
testy
grumpy
grouchy
surly
crabby
disagreeable
splenetic
cranky
dyspeptic
bilious
crusty
bearish
quarrelsome
sour
acid
mean
obstinate
unfriendly
difficult
nasty
uncooperative
awkward
vicious
contemptible
rotten
ill-tempered
bad-tempered
ill-natured
ill-humoured
UK
ill-humored
US
bloody-minded
cross
crabbed
irascible
touchy
peevish
petulant
tetchy
crotchety
fractious
prickly
waspish
ratty
chippy
snappish
choleric
pettish
snappy
short-tempered
spiteful
quick-tempered
narky
curmudgeonly
peppery
liverish
perverse
sullen
querulous
hot-tempered
soreheaded
shrewish
fiery
shirty
eggy
snippy
huffy
peckish
stroppy
snaky
miffy
sulky
on a short fuse
churlish
bitter
angry
malicious
like a bear with a sore head
malevolent
waxy
unpleasant
cross-grained
moody
malignant
scratchy
captious
snarky
snippety
stuffy
gruff
out of sorts
short-fused
impatient
rancorous
hostile
venomous
raspy
vindictive
thin-skinned
fretful
edgy
catty
contrary
unkind
cussed
temperamental
truculent
volatile
hateful
uptight
morose
cruel
brusque
dour
in a bad mood
as cross as two sticks
curt
malign
virulent
in a mood
argumentative
maleficent
evil
acrimonious
poisonous
vitriolic
bad
resentful
unsociable
malefic
rude
out of humor
baleful
grumbling
sharp
sensitive
complaining
oversensitive
passionate
ugly
annoyed
antagonistic
mean-spirited
mardy
ungracious
viperous
glum
critical
bellicose
tense
harsh
inconsiderate
wicked
hurtful
wrathful
snarling
despiteful
exasperated
hotheaded
wounding
short
waspy
dirty
scrappy
vinegary
ticklish
impolite
discourteous
evil-minded
having got out of bed the wrong side
out of temper
unsympathetic
pouty
pernicious
scowling
miserable
aggressive
uncharitable
whining
blunt
inhospitable
pugnacious
combative
pouting
vengeful
confrontational
militant
menacing
biting
disgruntled
belligerent
willful
wilful
carping
caviling
US
hypersensitive
uncongenial
iracund
iracundulous
defamatory
saturnine
cavilling
UK
fussy
intimidating
grousing
froward
out of humour
hot-blooded
highly strung
evil-intentioned
having got out of bed on the wrong side
easily upset
hot-headed
cutting
uncivil
emotional
caustic
abrupt
barbed
unhelpful
disobliging
mopey
feisty
bristly
glowering
contentious
whingy
unsmiling
ireful
moping
disputatious
whiny
pertinacious
abusive
tart
foul
tooshie
inimical
unwelcoming
overemotional
atrabilious
melodramatic
base
brooding
savage
gloomy
hasty
ill-mannered
warlike
disapproving
adverse
alien
adversary
adversarial
growling
owly
sorehead
on edge
dissatisfied
griping
fretting
whingeing
childish
tough
destructive
filthy
obstreperous
explosive
headstrong
snide
bad-natured
unruly
horrid
mumpish
unpropitious
antipathetic
jaundiced
negative
unreceptive
low
easily offended
hate-filled
neurotic
high-strung
foul-tempered
unfair
accidentally on purpose
hot under the collar
prima donna-ish
fault-finding
cold
out-of-sorts
in bad mood
ill-disposed
boorish
humourless
UK
humorless
US
disrespectful
tempersome
bellyaching
beefing
vinegarish
arsey
scornful
impulsive
snarly
zowerswopped
furious
excitable
inflammable
perversely irritable
huffish
joyless
misanthropic
cynical
discontented
displeased
hypercritical
crybaby
bad-humored
got up on wrong side of bed
like a bear
spleenful
acrid
trying
sore
chuffy
squint-eyed
injurious
green-eyed
jumpy
mischievous
toey
acerbic
perturbable
nasty-tempered
mopish
sourpussed
harmful
noxious
sulking
awful
deleterious
detrimental
beastly
gross
frowning
wound up
vile
fierce
wired up
uncool
envious
petty
stern
bundle of nerves
envenomed
forbidding
ferocious
obnoxious
despicable
piqued
severe
peeved
vexed
dark
aloof
execrable
wretched
annoying
ignominious
sordid
ignoble
currish
offensive
dishonorable
US
detestable
paltry
withdrawn
depressed
cheerless
flinty
steely
uninviting
unsportsmanlike
astringent
put out
in a huff
down in the mouth
having a fit of the sulks
in a funk
in the sulks
fed up
in a strop
serious
unapproachable
formidable
sombre
UK
threatening
stony
somber
US
louring
austere
lowering
solemn
grave
ruthless
sarcastic
dishonourable
UK
low-minded
low-down
unmannerly
grim
grudging
upset
vituperative
unhappy
over-emotional
viperish
toxicant
overwrought
distraught
worried
uncomfortable
anxious
stressed
fidgety
razor-edged
faultfinding
agitated
distressed
wreck
rattled
overstrung
twitchy
nervous
dripping venom
full of spleen
full of gall
crass
mean-looking
deliberate
arbitrary
crude
ungentlemanly
wild
ungallant
worked up
wrought up
ill at ease
unchivalrous
restless
refractory
het up
vulgar
coarse
ignorant
rustic
clodhopping
lowbred
unneighborly
gratuitous
bad-mannered
unlikable
willed
backbiting
inhumane
aimless
fiendish
atrocious
heartless
butcherly
barbarous
brute
brutal
sadistic
inhuman
barbaric
slanderous
lousy
rough
undisciplined
insolent
wayward
double-crossing
unjust
merciless
wanton
scathy
shameful
disreputable
immoral
callous
disgraceful
reprehensible
heinous
degenerate
nefarious
depraved
villainous
dishonest
shabby
abhorrent
pitiless
unsavoury
UK
unprincipled
abominable
corrupt
unsavory
US
odious
unfeeling
disgusting
loathsome
abject
discreditable
unscrupulous
monstrous
scurvy
diabolical
sleazy
shady
horrible
repugnant
crooked
hard
cheap
insensitive
scandalous
infamous
murderous
brutish
sinful
iniquitous
improper
debased
cold-blooded
repellent
uncaring
unethical
grubby
dodgy
deplorable
distasteful
shoddy
wrong
violent
unworthy
infernal
black
degrading
revolting
shocking
sinister
appalling
objectionable
seedy
scummy
dastardly
repulsive
sorry
remorseless
hellish
underhand
outrageous
unlawful
degraded
untrustworthy
squalid
derogatory
unseemly
worthless
devilish
lame
treacherous
seamy
insulting
illegal
disparaging
unrighteous
bestial
galling
underhanded
abrasive
obscene
ungodly
scurrilous
indecent
servile
reprobate
unwholesome
ghastly
contemptuous
black-hearted
scabby
dreadful
slighting
hard-hearted
irritating
acerb
undignified
unbecoming
unemotional
shameless
thoughtless
sneaking
cruddy
egregious
bloodthirsty
deceitful
uncompassionate
impertinent
flagitious
below the belt
shifty
opprobrious
debauched
horrifying
unsporting
comfortless
cowardly
criminal
personal
tawdry
sleazoid
unholy
horrendous
slimy
pitiful
draconian
abandoned
inequitable
dissolute
rascally
perverted
cold-hearted
unacceptable
poor
lewd
pathetic
off-colour
UK
scungy
indelicate
revengeful
denigratory
unrelenting
deprecatory
off-color
US
pejorative
noisome
unmerciful
dirty rotten
fraudulent
belittling
beggarly
despisable
no-good
knavish
affronting
terrible
demeaning
beyond contempt
profane
disdainful
demonic
sneaky
vilifying
lamentable
illegitimate
ungenerous
impudent
blasphemous
pitiable
humiliating
notorious
illicit
diabolic
exasperating
unpitying
profligate
rowdy
unrefined
sad
impure
salacious
against the rules
nauseating
caitiff
exceptionable
damaging
beyond the pale
depreciatory
uncomplimentary
displeasing
coldhearted
derisory
depreciative
grating
compassionless
derogative
denigrative
satanic
upsetting
apathetic
sickening
indifferent
baneful
dubious
censurable
unceremonious
suspect
unforgiving
flagrant
unresponsive
conniving
horrific
poison
murder
unconcerned
provocative
not nice
menial
cacodemonic
sacrilegious
contumelious
antisocial
deprecating
deceptive
suspicious
off
provoking
cheating
frigid
damnable
dangerous
double-dealing
vexing
obdurate
funny
unmoved
crafty
meanspirited
cool
spiky
disinterested
sleazo
intolerant
putrid
miscreant
reproachful
wolfish
stinking
bloody
sly
devious
sanguinary
iffy
louche
harrowing
disgustful
hard to take
despised
out of order
demoralised
UK
demoralized
US
ill
rubbing the wrong way
censorious
desperate
no good
inappropriate
disdainable
scheming
untouched
accursed
indecorous
tyrannous
wrongful
full of hate
unhallowed
inelegant
narrow-minded
unconscionable
uncivilized
US
impious
of evil intent
measly
lukewarm
graceless
halfhearted
aversive
uncivilised
UK
not cricket
serpentine
unstirred
icy
decadent
smutty
raunchy
roguish
bent
lawless
scoundrelly
foul-mouthed
uncontrollable
delinquent
naughty
beneath contempt
errant
low-life
sharp-tongued
morally wrong
below contempt
incorrigible
shonky
unwarranted
calumniatory
grievous
hating
ironhearted
facinorous
doggish
disingenuous
unlovable
uncompromising
strict
firm
blithering
unreliable
uncultured
gloating
grotty
uncalled for
slipshod
demoniacal
humble
slavish
unsuitable
irreligious
corrupting
inglorious
excessive
forceful
heavy
unyielding
unbending
exacting
demoniac
insufferable
unbearable
erring
fallen
red in tooth and claw
poxy
recreant
messy
corruptive
oppressive
intrusive
familiar
cheeky
flaming
cursed
disturbing
Mephistophelian
implacable
unspeakable
mortal
sick
tyrannical
unloveable
avenging
godless
rigorous
relentless
unbefitting
confounded
trashy
plebeian
lowly
common
onerous
ill-intentioned
toxic
hardhanded
competitive
detested
execrated
retaliatory
avaricious
skanky
hateworthy
sullied
tainted
invective
sudden
bad-hearted
out of place
wreakful
footling
useless
swinish
outcast
inferior
malfeasant
warped
blameworthy
good-for-naught
no-count
meritless
good-for-nothing
no-account
heavy-handed
extreme
mercenary
calculated
venal
covetous
aspersive
peccable
grudge-bearing
godawful
abominated
hated
loathed
abhorred
out of keeping
nagging
craven
stupid
cunning
wily
not fair
fulsome
homicidal
estranged
disaffected
feral
unsafe
cut-throat
grody
hateable
out for revenge
Machiavellian
designing
calculating
guileful
embittered
ribald
vituperatory
scurrile
scabrous
scurril
groundless
criticizing
US
scolding
litigious
in poor taste
shrewd
deceiving
unsportsmanly
self-seeking
maggot
yucky
yucko
untamed
intimidatory
frightening
ill-boding
foreboding
ominous
irreverent
vitiated
amoral
exploitative
libertine
slippery
conscienceless
two-faced
defiled
questionable
corrupted
licentious
scrofulous
felonious
unconscientious
inexorable
slick
mephistophelean
cattish
offending
vituperous
hideous
unexpected
minatory
deadly
minacious
vixenish
criticising
UK
cutthroat
arduous
butcherous
devastating
tasteless
explicit
startling
bluff
Rabelaisian
pagan
ill-gotten
dirty-minded
gossip-mongering
unsparing
offhand
Janus-faced
risqué
unclean
derisive
lowbrow
X-rated
unchaste
uncouth
unsettling
immodest
gaudy
suggestive
bawdy
unutterable
unanticipated
stony-hearted
boisterous
offish
bloodless
swift
quick
unforeseen
immediate
rapid
unpredicted
unsocial
undecorous
no-nonsense
inclement
slaughterous
roughshod
satirical
cursing
censuring
condemning
hardhearted
detractive
decrying
unkindly
unamiable
unchristian
disobedient
apt to fly off the handle
unfavourable
UK
maligning
detracting
traducing
discrediting
unflattering
unfavorable
US
minimising
UK
deflating
diminishing
dishonouring
UK
rebellious
defiant
dysfunctional
dishonoring
US
minimizing
US
aspersing
illiberal
prejudiced
insular
tiresome
erratic
unmanageable
disturbed
pesky
loudmouthed
ill-behaved
maladjusted
bold
unrestrainable
stubborn
insubordinate
uncontainable
wearisome
indocile
socially impaired
self-willed
badly behaved
disruptive
badly-behaved
misbehaving
undisciplinable
contumacious
problematic
demanding
troublous
ill-disciplined
irksome
uncompliant
recalcitrant
disorderly
selfish
Lilliputian
sectarian
bigoted
small
set
inflexible
small-minded
xenophobic
provincial
parochial
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