Synonyms for tough
27 synonyms found - words and phrases with similiar meaning. Definitionadjective
- making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
- very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
- unfortunate or hard to bear
- violent and lawless
- physically toughened
- substantially made or constructed
- feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
- not given to gentleness or sentimentality
- resistant to cutting or chewing
noun
- someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
- an aggressive and violent young criminal
- a cruel and brutal fellow