74 entries under hard-boiled topic. ×

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realistic(adjective, hard, sound, tough, reasonable)
10
tough(adjective, hard, sharp, sensible, sober)
8
callous(adjective, shrewd, hardened, toughened, cynical)
7
uncaring(adjective, attitude, cold, unemotional, calmness)
7
unfeeling(adjective, tough, impassive, unemotional, hardened)
6
cold(adjective, tough, rational, straightforward, sober)
6
down-to-earth(adjective, hard, sound, tough, reasonable)
6
pragmatic(adjective, hard, sound, tough, reasonable)
5
practical(adjective, hard, sound, tough, reasonable)
4
heartless(adjective, toughened, cynical, hard-bitten)
4
obdurate(adjective, hardened, uncompromising, toughened, cynical)
4
sober(adjective, hard, sound, tough, reasonable)
3
cruel(adjective, toughened, cynical, hard-bitten)
3
hardened(adjective, toughened, cynical, hard-bitten)
2
cynical(adjective, tough, unfeeling, impassive, unemotional)
2
earthy(adjective, hard, sound, tough, reasonable)
2
inured(adjective, toughened, cynical, hard-bitten)
2
toughened(adjective, cynical, hard-bitten)
2
unbending(adjective, hardened, toughened, cynical)
2
uncompassionate(adjective, toughened, cynical, hard-bitten)
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