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Hardheaded meaning

  1. Stubborn; wilful.
  2. Realistic; pragmatic.

Synonyms of Hardheaded

mulish stubborn obstinate unregenerate hard-nosed practical pragmatic realistic

Related words

Other words often associated with Hardheaded or its synonyms:

dour tenacious dogged cantankerous pigheaded stroppy unyielding working earthy veridical serviceable operable

Using Hardheaded

  • The main meaning on this page is: Stubborn; wilful. | Realistic; pragmatic.
  • Useful related words include: mulish, stubborn, obstinate, unregenerate.
  • In the example corpus, hardheaded often appears in combinations such as: the hardheaded.

Context around Hardheaded

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

people 1× lunatic 1× realization 1×

Sentence patterns with Hardheaded

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

but the hardheaded realization based 1× chandler being hardheaded but sarcastic 1× protocols to hardheaded people who 1× was very hardheaded 1× with the hardheaded lunatic conviction 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and the rewrite 1× edward abbey anarchism 1× eleazar said that 1× everyone brought their 1× i guess you 1×

Common sentence endings:

and county commissioners 1× and safety measures 1× hardheaded but sarcastic 1× over the trenches 1× was very hardheaded 1×

Words around Hardheaded

Just before it in the word index:

hardhats 3 hardhat 7 hardgoods 2 hardey 2 hardev 3 hardesty 37

Just after it in the word index:

hardhearted 1 hardhome 3 hardi 6 hardie 56 hardier 8 hardiest 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Hardheaded

  • In this selection, "hardheaded" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, people, lunatic and realization stand out and add context to how "hardheaded" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include but the hardheaded realization based and chandler being hardheaded but sarcastic. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hardheaded" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hardheaded

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

I guess you could say I was very hardheaded. (9 words)

And the rewrite results Joey being clueless yet caring and Chandler being hardheaded but sarcastic. (15 words)

Everyone brought their own, bespoke moan to the Sunday Game, but all were delivered with the hardheaded, lunatic conviction of the first soldier leaping over the trenches. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

Edward Abbey: Anarchism is not a romantic fable but the hardheaded realization, based on five thousand years of experience, that we cannot entrust the management of our lives to kings, priests, politicians, generals, and county commissioners. (36 words)

Eleazar said that the deployment of SAF troopers was not meant to “bully” the locals but eyed to strictly enforce quarantine protocols to “hardheaded people” who fail to follow the health and safety measures. (34 words)

Everyone brought their own, bespoke moan to the Sunday Game, but all were delivered with the hardheaded, lunatic conviction of the first soldier leaping over the trenches. (27 words)

Example sentences (5)

I guess you could say I was very hardheaded.

And the rewrite results Joey being clueless yet caring and Chandler being hardheaded but sarcastic.

Eleazar said that the deployment of SAF troopers was not meant to “bully” the locals but eyed to strictly enforce quarantine protocols to “hardheaded people” who fail to follow the health and safety measures.

Everyone brought their own, bespoke moan to the Sunday Game, but all were delivered with the hardheaded, lunatic conviction of the first soldier leaping over the trenches.

Edward Abbey: Anarchism is not a romantic fable but the hardheaded realization, based on five thousand years of experience, that we cannot entrust the management of our lives to kings, priests, politicians, generals, and county commissioners.

Common combinations with hardheaded

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hardheaded" in a sentence?
An example: "I guess you could say I was very hardheaded." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "hardheaded" from authentic English texts.
What does "hardheaded" mean?
Hardheaded means: Stubborn; wilful.
What are synonyms of "hardheaded"?
Common synonyms of "hardheaded" include: mulish, stubborn, obstinate, unregenerate, hard-nosed, practical, pragmatic, realistic.
How many example sentences with "hardheaded" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "hardheaded", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.