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Detailed Synonyms for tough in English

tough:

tough adj

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  5. tough
    tough; stiff; rigid
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  8. tough
    – feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad') 1
    tough; bad
    – feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad') 1
    • tough adj
      • he was feeling tough after a restless night1
    • bad adj
      • my throat feels bad1
      • she felt bad all over1
  9. tough
    – substantially made or constructed 1
    tough; sturdy
    – substantially made or constructed 1
    • tough adj
      • a tough all-weather fabric1
      • some plastics are as tough as metal1
    • sturdy adj
      • sturdy steel shelves1
      • sturdy canvas1
  10. tough
    – making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe 1
    tough; elusive; problematic; knotty; problematical; baffling
    – making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe 1
  11. tough
    – very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution 1
    tough; rugged
    – very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution 1
    • tough adj
      • the competition was tough1
      • it's a tough life1
      • it was a tough job1
    • rugged adj
      • a rugged competitive examination1
      • the rugged conditions of frontier life1
  12. tough
    – unfortunate or hard to bear 1
    tough; hard
    – unfortunate or hard to bear 1
    • tough adj
      • a tough break1
    • hard adj
      • had hard luck1
  13. tough
    – resistant to cutting or chewing 1
    tough
    – resistant to cutting or chewing 1
  14. tough
    – physically toughened 1
    tough; toughened
    – physically toughened 1
  15. tough
    – not given to gentleness or sentimentality 1
    tough
    – not given to gentleness or sentimentality 1
    • tough adj
      • a tough character1
  16. tough
    – violent and lawless 1
    tough; ruffianly
    – violent and lawless 1
    • tough adj
      • tough street gangs1
    • ruffianly adj
      • the more ruffianly element1

tough [the ~] noun

  1. the tough
    the thug; the brute; the ruffian; the tough; the madman
  2. the tough
    – a cruel and brutal fellow 1
    the tough; the bully; the rowdy; the hooligan; the ruffian; the yob; the yobbo; the roughneck; the yobo
    – a cruel and brutal fellow 1
  3. the tough
    – an aggressive and violent young criminal 1
    the tough; the hood; the thug; the punk; the hoodlum; the goon; the strong-armer; the toughie
    – an aggressive and violent young criminal 1
  4. the tough
    – someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing 1
    the tough; the street fighter
    – someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing 1

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Related Definitions for "tough":

  1. feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')1
    • he was feeling tough after a restless night1
  2. substantially made or constructed1
    • a tough all-weather fabric1
    • some plastics are as tough as metal1
  3. making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe1
  4. very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution1
    • the competition was tough1
    • it's a tough life1
    • it was a tough job1
  5. unfortunate or hard to bear1
    • a tough break1
  6. resistant to cutting or chewing1
  7. physically toughened1
    • the tough bottoms of his feet1
  8. not given to gentleness or sentimentality1
    • a tough character1
  9. violent and lawless1
    • tough street gangs1
  10. a cruel and brutal fellow1
  11. an aggressive and violent young criminal1
  12. someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing1

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