hard-nosed vs practical

hard-nosed and practical both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hard-nosed	No	Yes	No	No
practical	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, hard-nosed and practical are synonyms defined as:

hard-nosed and practical: guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory

Other synonyms of hard-nosed include hardheaded, pragmatic.

hard-nosed (adjective)	practical (adjective)
guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory	concerned with actual use or practice
	having or put to a practical purpose or use
	guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
	being actually such in almost every respect