Synonyms for Hard-boiled (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (tough and callous by virtue of experience):
hard-bitten
WordNet sense 2 (not given to gentleness or sentimentality):
tough
WordNet sense 3 (dispassionate):
hard
WordNet sense 4 (having been prepared for eating by the application of heat):
cooked
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