tough-minded

1. 1.

   facing facts or difficulties realistically and with determination

   Synonymsunsentimental

   Similartough

Questions about tough-minded

What does tough-minded mean?

tough-minded means "facing facts or difficulties realistically and with determination".

How many syllables are in tough-minded?

tough-minded has 3 syllables: tough--min-ded. The stress falls on "tough-".

What is another word for tough-minded?

Close synonyms include unsentimental. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tough-minded a common word?

tough-minded is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.