Tough synonyms
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Part of speech:
Resembling wire in form or quality, especially in stiffness:
Substantially made or built; able to withstand stress or rough use:
Tending to adhere; sticky.
Having the texture or appearance of leather:
Not willing to change or be persuaded; resolute:
Living on captured prey; predatory
Engaging in rioting or inciting to riot
weak (antonym)
Made long ago; in existence for many years:
Requiring or characterized by much strength or energy:
Of good quality:
Marked by or indicating the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue:
Lacking in shade; undiminished:
Confirmed or inveterate, esp. in wrong or immoral behavior; habitual
Of or relating to a system of units of measurement in which a small number of basic units are defined from which all others in the system are derived by multiplication or division only.
Not separable; that cannot be separated or parted
Cohesive
Closely reasoned or concise:
cemented
Cohesive
Able to withstand an attempt to break. Used of a horse.
in one piece
Cohesive
Difficult to understand because of complexity or obscurity:
closely-packed
Cohesive
uncooked
Not cooked; raw.
half-cooked
Difficult to chew
Resembling gristle.
Vigorous; powerful; robust
That cannot be digested
Unfit to be eaten; not edible.
Having, consisting of, or resembling fibers.
tough as shoe-leather
Difficult to chew
Difficult
Characterized by or causing trouble or anxiety.
Troublesome or oppressive; burdensome.
Having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate:
Difficult to understand or explain; enigmatic or confusing; perplexing.
Mentally difficult; painstaking
Compatible with an accepted point of view; orthodox:
Having the ability required for a specific task or accomplishment; qualified:
Cruel; pitiless
Intensely eager; intense; ardent
Suffering or driven by great need or distress:
Extremely aggressive or violent:
ruffianly
*Rough and cruel
Loud and boisterous, as laughter
Extreme; intense; severe
Impossible to control or govern:
Not manageable; not readily submitting to handling or management; not easily restrained, governed, or directed; not controllable.
Full of or exhibiting faults or errors:
Occurring too soon; premature:
Very sharp; keen:
Constituting or belonging to the first, highest, or best group in a system of classification:
Rated as superior in quality and sold at a higher price
fragile (antonym)
brittle (antonym)
tender (antonym)
overcooked (antonym)
easy (antonym)
simple (antonym)
obvious (antonym)
friendly (antonym)
genial (antonym)
easygoing (antonym)
strong (related)
raw (related)
severe (related)
healthy (related)
unfavorable (related)
excellent (related)
(colloq.) difficult
Not giving in or relenting; unyielding
Unyielding; firm
(Programming) Of code optimization techniques: exploiting every opportunity to be applied.
Demanding great effort or labor; difficult:
Requiring or exhibiting courage or daring:
cohesive
Having cohesion.
crustaceous
Resembling a crustacean.
Lasting; stable:
Long-suffering; patient.
Quarrelsome, aggressive, belligerent, etc.
Indomitable; tough; stubborn
Able to withstand fatigue, privation, etc.; robust; vigorous
Not feeling pain; not liable to suffering; insensible
Not easily moved to pity or sympathy; hardhearted
Difficult to melt or work; resistant to heat:
Able to endure tribulation without cracking.
Offering resistance; resisting
Like or characteristic of the Spartans, who were famous for being warlike, brave, stoical, severe, frugal, and highly disciplined
Holding together firmly; cohesive:
Making or implying threats:
A poet, especially a lyric poet.
(Archaic) A fine person.
A person who is awkward, grotesque, stupid, etc.
Boldness, daring, fortitude, vigor, etc.
A tough-looking young ruffian
Any rowdy or violent person
A punk rocker.
The surface or part of something that is uneven or coarse:
A person whose behavior is rough, quarrelsome, and disorderly; hoodlum
A thug or gangster.
A rear part or section.
An awkward or rough person
The quality or state of being tenacious
A rough, brutal hoodlum, gangster, robber, etc.
An upward slope or incline.
Having relatively high resistance to flow (high viscosity ).
controllable (antonym)
facile (antonym)
gentle (antonym)
kind (antonym)
nice (antonym)
wobbly (antonym)
unstable (antonym)
delicate (antonym)
vulnerable (antonym)
Tough, cynical, jaded, etc.
Oppressive; tyrannical.
Brave; valiant
Strong in construction; firm; substantial
Requiring great physical exertion
Causing hardship or distress.
Demanding great care, patience, effort, etc.; arduous
Having or making urgent demands; demanding:
Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder:
Hard to lift or move because of great weight; weighty
Burdensome or difficult to bear.
Rigidly precise; thoroughly accurate or exact
Causing strain, hardship, or distress.
Being of such import as to cause anxiety:
(Informal) High-flown; pompously eloquent
Boisterous; rowdy.
Alternative spelling of rough-and-tumble.
Remaining steady in affections or loyalties; faithful
Decided; resolute, possessing much determination.
Free or almost free from change, variation, or fluctuation; uniform:
Rigid; stiff
Showing neither fear nor indecision; resolute.
The amount that such a cup can hold.
(Informal) A rough, crude person, esp. one who is quarrelsome and disorderly; rowdy
A difficult problem or situation
The cowl of a chimney
Either of two large apes (Gorilla gorilla or G. beringei) native to the forests of equatorial Africa, having a stocky body and coarse dark brown or black hair.
hard-as-nails
continue (related)
action (related)
purpose (related)
attack (related)
crimes (related)
Hard to grasp or retain mentally; baffling
Covered with knots or knobs; gnarled.
Not settled; yet to be determined; uncertain
physically toughened
(Brit., Slang) A hoodlum or lout
a cruel and brutal fellow
A yob.
an aggressive and violent young criminal
street-fighter
Someone who takes part in street fighting
soft (antonym)
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