I still remember staring with fear at his face marked with candor and toughness.
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Toughness
Synonyms for "toughness" (234 found)
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Closest matches (47)
Strong matches (70)
firmnessflintinessforcefortitudegamenessgelatinitygelatinousnessgluelikenessgluinessglutinosityglutinousnessgrimnessgritgumlikenessgumminessgutsgutsinessguttinesshairinesshard-bittenness
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hard-nosednesshardinesshardnesshardness of heartharshnessheartheart of oakheartinessheavinessimmovabilityimmutabilityimpenetrabilityimplacabilityimpliabilityincrassationindurationinelasticityinexorabilityinflexibilityinspissationintestinal fortitudeintransigeanceintransigenceintransigencyintransigentismintricacyirreconcilabilityjellificationjellylikenesslaboriousnesslentorlustihoodlustinessmassmaterialitymeticulousnessmettlemettlesomenessmightmightinessmoxiemucilaginousness
Noun(7 words)
Adjective(1 words)
low fragility
Related words (117)
nerveobduracyobstinacyonerousnessoppressivenesspalpabilitypastinesspersistencepersistencypithpluckpluckinessponderabilitypotencypowerpowerfulnessregimentationrelentlessnessresistancerestiveness
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retentionrigid disciplinerigidityrigorrigorismrigorousnessrobustnessropinessruggednessseverityslabbinesssliminesssnugnesssoliditysoundnessspartanismspiritspissitudespunkspunkinessstabilitystalwartnessstaminastaying powersteadinesssteelinesssternnessstick-to-itivenessstickinesssticking powerstiff temperstiffnessstodginessstoninessstout heartstoutnessstrengthstrength of willstrenuousnessstrictnessstringencystringinessstubbornnesssturdinesssubstancesubstantialitysubstantialnesssyrupinesstackinesstangibilitytenaciousnesstenacitythickeningthicknesstightnesstoilsomenesstreaclinesstroublesomenesstrue gritunalterabilityunbendingnessunchangeabilityuncompromisingnessungivingnessunrelentingnessunyieldingnessvigorvigorousnessviscidityviscosityviscousnessvitality
Determiner(1 words)
no tearing
Noun(22 words)
notch resistancephysical enduranceresilienceresilience conceptresiliencyresolverigorrobustnessruggednessseveritystaminastaying powerstress tolerancestringencysturdinesssurvive through stressswamp ecosystem resiliencetempertemperstenacity
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weather the elementswithstandability
Verb(1 words)
prove durability
Adjective(1 words)
structural resilience
Related word relations
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More general
14 entriesdifficultnessdifficultyelasticityendurancelegal attributematerial propertymechanical propertypersonality traitpolicy characteristicpropertypsychological traitqualitysnapstrength
More specific
12 entriesabrasion resistanceendurancefracture toughnessgritharsh penaltiesimpact resistanceimpact toughnessnotch toughnessresiliencerigid sentencingstrict enforcementtenacity
Collocations
6 entriesfracture toughnessmaterial toughnessmental toughnessnotch toughnessphysical toughnesstoughness test
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesTranslations
10 translations across 6 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- твърдост noun (state of being tough)
Finnish
3 entries- ankaruus noun (state of being tough)
- kovuus noun (state of being tough)
- sitkeys noun (state of being tough)
French
3 entries- dureté noun (state of being tough)
- endurance noun (state of being tough)
- solidité noun (state of being tough)
German
1 entries- Zähigkeit noun (state of being tough)
Italian
1 entries- robustezza noun (state of being tough)
Romanian
1 entries- tenacitate noun (state of being tough)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Beyond his mask of toughness lies infinite depth.
Source: tatoeba (10656550)
Openness and toughness characterize Korean diplomacy.
Source: tatoeba (11095212)