No sooner had we finished working on one tough problem than the president sent us yet another straight from the top.
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Tough
/tʌf/
Synonyms for "tough" (627 found)
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Closest matches (126)
abidingabstruseace-highacuteadamantadamantineadherentadhesiveage-longagedaggressiveamylaceousancientantaeusantiquearbitraryarduousastringentathleticatlas
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austereauthoritarianbackbreakingbadbafflingbang upbang-upbarbarianbattlerbeastbeldambelligerentbelted knightberserkberserkerbeyond onebickererbladebomberbonybonzerbossbravobrawlerbrawnybriareusbrobdingnagianbruiserbrutalbrutebulkybulldoggedbulldoggishbulldoggybullheadedbullybullyboyburdensomeburlybut goodcallouscartilaginouscementcementalcharles atlaschewychronicclabberedclammyclingyclottedcoagulatedcohesivecoldcolossuscombatantcompetitorcomplexcomplicatedconcreteconfirmedconstantcontendercontestantcontinuingcoolcoriaceouscorkingcorneouscrabbedcrackerjackcrampcriminalcriticalcrushingcurdledcuttingcyclopsdandydelicatedeliciousdemandingdemondensedevildiamondlikedifficiledifficultdisputantdiuturnaldomineering
Noun(5 words)
Strong matches (188)
doughtydoughydourdragondrasticduckyduelistdurabledureeffortfulenduringenforcerevergreenexactingexcessiveexigentexorbitantextravagantextremefab
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fencerfeuderfibrousfiendfiercefighterfighting cockfine and dandyfire eaterfire-eaterfirebrandfirmfixedflintlikeflintyfoilsmanforcedformidablefuriousfurygamegamecockgamygangstergarbledgaumygeargelatinousgiantgladiatorglairygluelikeglueyglutenousglutinoseglutinousgoliathgooeygoongorillagranitelikegraniticgreatgrievousgrimgristlygrittygroovygruelinggrumousgumbogumbolikegumlikegummousgummygungunselgutsyguttyhairyhardhard as nailshard earnedhard foughthard to understandhard-bittenhard-boiledhard-earnedhard-foughthard-linehard-nosedhard-sethardenedhardheartedhardnosehardyharshhatchet manheavyheftyhell raiserhell-raiserhellcathellhoundhellionherculeanherculesholy terrorhoodhoodlumhooliganhornyhothotheadhotspurhunky doryhunky-doryhuskyicyimmoderateimmutableincendiaryinflexibleinspissatedintemperateintenseintractableintransientintrepidintricateinuredinveterateirksomeiron-hardironlikejam-upjawbreakingjelledjelliedjellylikejousterjumbledjust dandykeenkillerkillingknightknottedknottylaboredlaboriouslapideouslastingleatherlikeleatherylithoidlithoidallong lastinglong livedlong standinglong termlong-lastinglong-livedlong-standing
Noun(15 words)
Related words (313)
long-termlongevallongevousmacrobioticmad dogmadcapmafiosomanlymarblemarblelikemarvymassivemeanmercilessmeticulousmettlesomemilitantmonstermucilaginousmucker
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mugmuggermuscle manmuscularmystifyingnailnarrowneatnervyniftyno picnicnobbynot easyobdurateobfuscatedobscureobscuredobstinateof long durationof long standingokokayonerousoperoseoppressiveosseousout of sightout of this worldoutrageousovertechnicalpainfulpastypeachypeachy-keenperdurableperduringperennialpermanentperpetualperplexedperplexingpersistentpersistingpertinaciouspicnicpiercingpluckyplug uglyplug-uglypolyphemuspowerfulpowerhouseprocrusteanproofpunishingpunkpuzzlingquarrelerrapistrealisticred bloodedred-bloodedrefractoryregrettablerelentlessremainingresistantresistiveresoluterevolutionaryrigidrigorousrioterrippingrivalrocklikerockyrodmanropyroughroughneckrowdyruffianruggedrumruthlesssabreursamsonsavagescrambledscrapperscrumptiousscufflerself-adhesivesempervirentseriousserviceableset with thornsseveresharpshe-wolfsinewyslabbyslap-upslimyslitherysmashingsolidsomething elsesoundspartanspartanicspiffingspiffyspinyspiritedspiritfulspitfiresplittingspunkysquabblerstablestalwartstarchystaunchstayingsteadfaststeadysteellikesteelysteepsternstickablestickystiffstodgystonelikestonystoutstrainedstrappingstreetfighterstrenuousstrictstringentstringystrongstrong armstrong manstrong-arm manstrong-armerstrugglerstubbornstunningsturdysubstantialsuperincumbentsupermanswashbucklerswellswordswordplayerswordsmansyrupytackytarzantauttaxingtenacioustermagantterribleterrorterroristthe mightythe strongthickthick-skinnedthickenedthornythugticklishtigertighttigresstiltertitantoilsometorpedotough as leathertough guytower of strengthtremelloidtremellosetrickytrigger mantroublesometryingtusslerugly customerunalterableunaskedunbendingunbreakableuncaringuncompromisingunconscionableunderprivilegedunfadingunfeelingungivingunkindunrulyunsentimentalunsparingunsympatheticuntiringunyieldinguphillvehementvenomousvigorousviolentviragovirilevirulentviscidviscoseviscousvitalvixenwearisomeweightywell-builtwell-constructedwell-foundedwell-groundedwell-madewickedwild beastwirywitchwithstandingwizardwolfwrangleryahooyoung turk
Adjective(28 words)
low fragilitymanliestproblematicproblematicalresilientresilient ecosystemresilient ecosystemsrobustrobust evidence basesrobust governmental oversightroughruffianlyruggedsteelieststiff competitionstifferstiffeststoicstreet toughstrong
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strong motivationsstrong physical evidencestrong willedtough guytoughenedtrickiestuninvitingurban ecosystem resilient
Noun(16 words)
math challengingpunkrawhideresilient organizationroughneckrowdyruffianstreet fighterstrong-armerthugtoughietroublemakerweatherproofyobyobboyobo
Determiner(1 words)
no tearing
Verb(1 words)
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
23 entriesShowing 16 of 23 words.
More specific
13 entriesapproval exclamationarduous taskbullydurabilityemotional exclamationfightergrithard taskpity exclamationstaminastreet toughsturdinesssympathy exclamation
Collocations
14 entriestough assignmenttough calltough casetough cookietough crowdtough customertough daytough decisiontough guytough lucktough nuttough problemtough situationtough test
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
5 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
38 entriesShowing 16 of 38 words.
Translations
18 translations across 13 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- труден adj (harsh or severe)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 艱苦 /艰苦 adj (harsh or severe)
Finnish
1 entries- ankara adj (harsh or severe)
Galician
1 entries- duro adj (harsh or severe)
Georgian
1 entries- მკაცრი adj (harsh or severe)
Japanese
3 entries- きつい adj (harsh or severe)
- たいへん adj (harsh or severe)
- 辛い adj (harsh or severe)
Khmer
1 entries- ប្រិត adj (harsh or severe)
Māori
1 entries- taikaha adj (harsh or severe)
Portuguese
1 entries- severo adj (harsh or severe)
Russian
3 entries- тру́дный adj (harsh or severe)
- тя́жкий adj (harsh or severe)
- тяжёлый adj (harsh or severe)
Spanish
2 entries- rudo adj (harsh or severe)
- severo adj (harsh or severe)
Swedish
1 entries- svår adj (harsh or severe)
Vietnamese
1 entries- khắc nghiệt adj (harsh or severe)
Sample sentences
29 total sentences available.
Donkeys are tough animals.
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To begin with, that kind of work is too tough for me.
Source: tatoeba (32754)
We had a tough job.
Source: tatoeba (39751)
Showing 4 of 29 available sentences.