tough
English Thesaurus
1. a cruel and brutal fellow (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | bullyboy, |
| definition | : | a swaggering tough; usually one acting as an agent of a political faction (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | muscle, muscleman, |
| definition | : | a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | skinhead, |
| definition | : | a young person who belongs to a British or American group that shave their heads and gather at rock concerts or engage in white supremacist demonstrations (noun.person) |
2. an aggressive and violent young criminal (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | bully, |
| definition | : | a hired thug (noun.person) |
3. someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing (noun.person)
4. feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad') (adj.all)
| similar | : | uncomfortable, |
| definition | : | providing or experiencing physical discomfort (adj.all) |
| domain usage | : | colloquialism, |
| definition | : | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication) |
5. substantially made or constructed (adj.all)
| similar | : | rugged, |
| definition | : | sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring (adj.all) |
6. making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe (adj.all)
| similar | : | difficult, hard, difficult, hard, |
| definition | : | not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure (adj.all) |
7. unfortunate or hard to bear (adj.all)
| similar | : | bad, |
| definition | : | having undesirable or negative qualities (adj.all) |
8. resistant to cutting or chewing (adj.all)
| similar | : | chewy, |
| definition | : | requiring much chewing (adj.all) |
| similar | : | fibrous, hempen, |
| definition | : | having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute (adj.all) |
| similar | : | tough-skinned, |
| definition | : | having a relatively tough outer covering (adj.all) |
9. physically toughened (adj.all)
| similar | : | weather-beaten, |
| definition | : | tanned and coarsened from being outdoors (adj.all) |
| also | : | rugged, |
| definition | : | sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring (adj.all) |
| also | : | experienced, experient, |
| definition | : | having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation (adj.all) |
| also | : | strong, |
| definition | : | having strength or power greater than average or expected (adj.all) |
10. not given to gentleness or sentimentality (adj.all)
| also | : | hard, |
| definition | : | dispassionate (adj.all) |
| also | : | insensitive, |
| definition | : | deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive (adj.all) |
11. violent and lawless (adj.all)
| similar | : | violent, |
| definition | : | acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity (adj.all) |
12. a cruel and brutal fellow (noun.person)
| derivation | : | browbeat, bully, swagger, |
| definition | : | discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate (verb.communication) |
13. an aggressive and violent young criminal (noun.person)
| derivation | : | strong-arm, |
| definition | : | use physical force against (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | strong-arm, |
| definition | : | handle roughly (verb.social) |
14. feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad') (adj.all)
| derivation | : | badness, severeness, severity, |
| definition | : | used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather (noun.attribute) |
15. substantially made or constructed (adj.all)
| derivation | : | sturdiness, |
| definition | : | the property of something that is strongly built (noun.attribute) |
16. making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe (adj.all)
| derivation | : | job, problem, |
| definition | : | a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved (noun.state) |
17. very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution (adj.all)
| derivation | : | hardness, ruggedness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being difficult to do (noun.attribute) |
18. unfortunate or hard to bear (adj.all)
| derivation | : | hardness, harshness, inclemency, rigor, rigorousness, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, severity, stiffness, |
| definition | : | excessive sternness (noun.attribute) |
19. resistant to cutting or chewing (adj.all)
| antonym | : | tender, |
| definition | : | easy to cut or chew (adj.all) |
20. physically toughened (adj.all)
21. not given to gentleness or sentimentality (adj.all)
| antonym | : | tender, |
| definition | : | given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality (adj.all) |
22. violent and lawless (adj.all)
23. a cruel and brutal fellow (noun.person)
| derivation | : | browbeat, bully, swagger, |
| definition | : | discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate (verb.communication) |
24. an aggressive and violent young criminal (noun.person)
| derivation | : | strong-arm, |
| definition | : | use physical force against (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | strong-arm, |
| definition | : | handle roughly (verb.social) |
25. feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad') (adj.all)
| derivation | : | badness, severeness, severity, |
| definition | : | used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather (noun.attribute) |
26. substantially made or constructed (adj.all)
| derivation | : | sturdiness, |
| definition | : | the property of something that is strongly built (noun.attribute) |
27. making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe (adj.all)
| derivation | : | job, problem, |
| definition | : | a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved (noun.state) |
28. very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution (adj.all)
| derivation | : | hardness, ruggedness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being difficult to do (noun.attribute) |
29. unfortunate or hard to bear (adj.all)
| derivation | : | hardness, harshness, inclemency, rigor, rigorousness, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, severity, stiffness, |
| definition | : | excessive sternness (noun.attribute) |
30. resistant to cutting or chewing (adj.all)
| antonym | : | tender, |
| definition | : | easy to cut or chew (adj.all) |
31. physically toughened (adj.all)
32. not given to gentleness or sentimentality (adj.all)
| antonym | : | tender, |
| definition | : | given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality (adj.all) |
33. violent and lawless (adj.all)
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