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thick skin

NOUN
ability to withstand
Synonyms
WEAK
apathy armor callousness elephant skin formidable defenses hard shell imperviousness numbness rhinoceros hide thick hide thick shell unfeelingness

Example Sentences

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She has a thick skin, a gift from her father.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Weiss said she has thick skin and believes there are a lot of people at CBS “who want to do what I want to do, and that’s win.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

Gatland added that he was surprised former assistant Rob Howley has not been retained by interim head coach Sherratt, while warning his permanent successor will need "thick skin".

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2025

McConnell, who has unusually thick skin, is in the twilight of his career.

From Slate • Jan. 28, 2025

Explosives would be arranged around the plutonium, like a very thick skin around a fruit.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

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