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tough
adjective(tough)
making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
Synonyms: baffling, elusive, knotty, problematic, problematical,
tough
adjective(tough)
very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
Synonyms: rugged,
Examples:
The competition was tough.
It's a tough life.
It was a tough job.
tough
noun(tough)
someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
Synonyms: street fighter,
tough
adjective(tough)
unfortunate or hard to bear
Synonyms: hard,
Examples:
A tough break.
tough
adjective(tough)
violent and lawless
Synonyms: ruffianly,
Examples:
Tough street gangs.
tough
adjective(tough)
physically toughened
Synonyms: toughened,
Antonyms: tender,
Examples:
The tough bottoms of his feet.
tough
noun(tough)
an aggressive and violent young criminal
Synonyms: goon, hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, toughie,
tough
noun(tough)
a cruel and brutal fellow
Synonyms: bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, yob, yobbo, yobo,
tough
adjective(tough)
substantially made or constructed
Synonyms: sturdy,
Examples:
A tough all-weather fabric.
Some plastics are as tough as metal.
tough
adjective(tough)
feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
Synonyms: bad,
Examples:
He was feeling tough after a restless night.
tough
adjective(tough)
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
Antonyms: tender,
Examples:
A tough character.
tough
adjective(tough)
resistant to cutting or chewing
Antonyms: tender,

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