Tough — synonyms, tough antonyms, definition

1. tough (a)

arduous athletic bony burdensome cartilaginous clinging concentrated difficult durable exhausting fatiguing ferocious fierce firm glutinous hale hard hard-line hardened hardy • • •

2. tough (Noun)

bodyguard brawler bruiser bully gangster goon heavy hood hoodlum hooligan muscle ned punk rascal redneck rough roughneck rowdy ruffian scally • • •

tough (Noun) — Someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing.

tough (Noun) — An aggressive and violent young criminal.

tough (Noun) — An uncultured, aggressive, rude, noisy troublemaker.

aggressor assailant assailer assaulter attacker battler belligerent combatant criminal crook felon fighter malefactor outlaw scrapper bully bullyboy muscle muscleman plug-ugly skinhead tough guy

3. tough (Adjective)

bad baffling elusive knotty problematic problematical ruffianly toughened tender

tough (Adjective) — Not given to gentleness or sentimentality. ex. "a tough character"

tough (Adjective) — Very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution. ex. "the competition was tough" ex. "it's a tough life" ex. "it was a tough job"

tough (Adjective) — Physically toughened. ex. "the tough bottoms of his feet"

tough (Adjective) — Substantially made or constructed. ex. "a tough all-weather fabric" ex. "some plastics are as tough as metal"

tough (Adjective) — Violent and lawless. ex. "tough street gangs"

tough (Adjective) — Feeling physical discomfort or pain ('tough' is occasionally used colloquially for 'bad'). ex. "he was feeling tough after a restless night"

tough (Adjective) — Resistant to cutting or chewing.

tough (Adjective) — Unfortunate or hard to bear. ex. "a tough break"

tough (Adjective) — Making great mental demands; hard to comprehend, solve or believe. ex. "a tough problem"