Synonyms:
hardheaded, hard-nosed, practical, pragmatic
Meaning: guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"; "a hard-nosed labor leader"; "completely practical in his approach to business"; "not ideology but pragmatic politics"
Synonyms:
hardheaded, mulish
Meaning: unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack