toughminded

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A form of tough-minded — Not distracted from actual facts by enticements, intimidation, or sentimentality; steadfast in one's actions, beliefs, commitments, etc.; realistic.

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Meanings

adjectivetoughminded (comparative more toughminded, superlative most toughminded)

comparative more toughminded · superlative most toughminded

  1. alternativeAlternative form of tough-minded.

    Thus communist tendencies would be consistent with toughminded radicalism while fascism would be characterised by toughminded conservatism.

    2001, Keith Tones, Sylvia Tilford, Health Promotion: Effectiveness, Efficiency and Equity, →ISBN, page 59

Origin

From tough + minded.

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APA

toughminded. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toughminded

MLA

“toughminded.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toughminded. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toughminded,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toughminded.

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