Tough-minded
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Tough-minded is an adjective meaning Not distracted from actual facts by enticements, intimidation, or sentimentality; steadfast in one's actions, beliefs, commitments, etc.; realistic.
Meaning
Not distracted from actual facts by enticements, intimidation, or sentimentality; steadfast in one's actions, beliefs, commitments, etc.; realistic.
Example Sentences
They considered themselves tough-minded realists, and regarded doubters as fuzzy-minded whiners.
Britain's Peregrine Worsthorne, 36, is a tough-minded Tory journalist with scant regard for preconceived opinions—his own or anybody else's.
[T]his was the Society of Jesus, founded in Spain five hundred years before by a tough-minded soldier who trained men to hold a breach or a salon, preach a sermon or write a treaty, and do it and not argue …
Synonyms for tough-minded
Depending on context, synonyms include realistic, unsentimental, tough.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tough, unsentimental, hard, toughminded, hard-nosed, steadfast.
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