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Definitions

get tough with

VERB
quarrel
Synonyms
STRONGEST
argue bicker break with carp complain differ fall out feud spar squabble tangle wrangle
STRONG
altercate battle brawl bump caterwaul cavil charge clash collide contend contest disapprove dispute dissent divide embroil fight hassle row scrap spat strive struggle vary war
WEAK
be at loggerheads cross swords find fault have it out have words lock horns mix it up object to set to take exception take on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agree concur harmonize ignore
STRONG
approve endorse give in give up keep make peace retreat sanction surrender yield

Example Sentences

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You feel underestimated nine times out of 10, and you’ve got to get tough with that and get used to it and know that it’s not personal.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

His strategy has therefore been to get tough with Pyongyang.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2024

The campaign is part of a larger strategy to get tough with Starbucks as contract negotiations have stalled.

From Washington Times • Jul. 12, 2023

Then things get tough with a visit to No. 5 Notre Dame.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2022

For instance in 2011, she appeared with Marvin Kalb at the National Press club and suggested that the US needed to get tough with Pakistan:

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2021

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.