practical vs hardheaded

practical and hardheaded both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
practical	No	Yes	No	No
hardheaded	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, practical and hardheaded are synonyms defined as:

practical and hardheaded: guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory

Other synonyms of practical include hard-nosed, pragmatic.

practical (adjective)	hardheaded (adjective)
concerned with actual use or practice	guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
having or put to a practical purpose or use	unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack
guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
being actually such in almost every respect