tough
Meaning of tough
adjective
- (of a substance or object) strong enough to withstand adverse conditions or rough handling.
tough rucksacks for climbers
- able to endure hardship or pain.
she was as tough as old boots
- demonstrating a strict and uncompromising approach.
police have been getting tough with drivers
tough new laws on tobacco advertising
- strong and prone to violence.
tough young teenagers
- a rough and violent man.
a gang of toughs
verb
endure a period of hardship or difficulty.
Old English tōh, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch taai and German zäh .
Information about tough
- The plural form of tough is: toughs.
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Hyphenation of tough
tough
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- tough is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
tough synonyms
Meaning rugged:
Meaning toughened:
Meaning sturdy:
Meaning ruffianly:
Meaning bad:
Meaning hard:
Meaning baffling:
baffling, knotty, problematic, problematical
Meaning hood:
hood, hoodlum, goon, punk, thug, toughie
Meaning bully:
bully, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo
Meaning able to withstand wear, pressure, or damage; hard-wearing:
Meaning having the power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks:
Meaning (of a person or animal) able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions:
Meaning offering resistance to something or someone:
Meaning having a solid, almost unyielding surface or structure:
Meaning firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid:
Meaning of considerable importance, size, or worth:
Meaning vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear:
Meaning (of an object) strong and thick:
Meaning not able to be destroyed:
Meaning not liable to break or able to be broken easily:
Meaning unable to bend or be forced out of shape; not flexible:
Meaning requiring strength or effort; difficult:
Meaning unwilling to change or compromise:
Meaning capable of enduring difficult conditions; robust:
Meaning showing courage and resolve:
Meaning having made a firm decision and being resolved not to change it:
Meaning admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering:
Meaning having or showing tenacity and grim persistence:
Meaning loyal, reliable, and hard-working:
Meaning in good health, especially because of regular physical exercise:
Meaning strong and healthy; vigorous:
Meaning having great power or strength:
Meaning brave and persistent:
Meaning having become or been made hard or harder:
Meaning believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity:
Meaning (of a rule or discipline) demanding total obedience or observance; rigidly enforced:
Meaning (of an act or statement) strict and severe:
Meaning demanding great ability, skill, or resilience:
Meaning unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses:
Meaning refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind:
Meaning (of a mass or structure) not giving way to pressure; hard or solid:
Meaning reserved, formal, or strict in one's behaviour or attitudes; austere and inflexible:
Meaning harsh or relentless:
Meaning not displaying or influenced by sentimental feelings:
Meaning not feeling, showing, or expressing sympathy:
Meaning showing no mercy:
Meaning having or showing no pity or compassion for others:
Meaning showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others:
Meaning not displaying sympathy or concern for others:
Meaning of or at a low or relatively low temperature, especially when compared with the human body:
Meaning of or at a fairly low temperature:
Meaning not having or showing feeling or sympathy:
Meaning of, containing, or reminiscent of flint:
Meaning tough, uncompromising, or intimidating:
Meaning having an uneven or irregular surface; not smooth or level:
Meaning disorderly and disruptive and not amenable to discipline or control:
Meaning lacking organization; untidy:
Meaning using or involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something:
Meaning (of an animal or plant) living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated:
Meaning not governed by or obedient to laws; characterized by a lack of civic order:
Meaning relating to crime:
Meaning deliberately cruel or violent:
Meaning a savagely violent person or animal:
Meaning a member of a gang of violent criminals:
Meaning a desperate or reckless person, especially a criminal:
Meaning a thing, such as a vehicle, that is large or heavy of its kind:
Meaning a person who is tough and aggressive and enjoys a fight or argument:
Meaning a powerfully built great ape with a large head and short neck, found in the forests of central Africa. It is the largest living primate:
Meaning a rude, noisy, or violent person:
Meaning a lout or hooligan, especially a young man who drives recklessly:
tough antonyms
Meaning easy to mould, cut, compress, or fold; not hard or firm to the touch:
Meaning (of an object) easily broken or damaged:
Meaning insubstantial and easily damaged:
Meaning lacking the power to perform physically demanding tasks; having little physical strength or energy:
Meaning of or prompted by feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia:
Meaning having a considerable or sufficient amount of natural light; not dark:
Translation of tough
- Spanish: resistente
Anagrams of tough
Words that rhyme with tough
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