tough nut
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Synonyms for tough nut
adj difficult, stubborn- awkward
- bullheaded
- cantankerous
- contrary
- hang tough
- hard-line
- headstrong
- immovable
- incompliant
- incurable
- indocile
- indomitable
- insoluble
- locked in
- mulish
- obdurate
- obstinate
- pat
- pertinacious
- perverse
- pigheaded
- recalcitrant
- refractory
- resolute
- self-willed
- set in stone
- tenacious
- tough
- tough-nut
- unbending
- uncompromising
- uncooperative
- undisciplined
- ungovernable
- unmanageable
- unpliable
- unruly
- unyielding
- wayward
- wild
- willful
Antonyms for tough nut
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
hardheaded
adjective. stubborn
immovable
adjective. fixed, stubborn
- adamant
- constant
- dead set on
- dug in
- fast
- firm
- hard-nosed
- immobile
- immotile
- immutable
- impassive
- inflexible
- intransigent
- locked in
- motionless
- obdurate
- quiescent
- resolute
- rooted
- secure
- set
- set in concrete
- set in stone
- solid
- stable
- stand pat
- stationary
- steadfast
- stick to guns
- stuck
- tough nut
- unalterable
- unchangeable
- uncompromising
- unmodifiable
- unshakable
- unwavering
- unyielding
intractable
adjective. difficult
- awkward
- bull-headed
- cantankerous
- contrary
- fractious
- hang tough
- hard-line
- headstrong
- immovable
- incompliant
- incurable
- indocile
- indomitable
- insoluble
- intransigent
- locked
- locked in
- mulish
- obdurate
- obstinate
- pat
- pertinacious
- perverse
- pig-headed
- recalcitrant
- refractory
- resolute
- self-willed
- stubborn
- tenacious
- tough
- tough nut
- unbending
- uncompromising
- uncooperative
- undisciplined
- ungovernable
- unmanageable
- unpliable
- unruly
- unyielding
- wayward
- wild
- willful
more hardheaded
adjective. stubborn
more intractable
adjective. difficult
- awkward
- bull-headed
- cantankerous
- contrary
- fractious
- hang tough
- hard-line
- headstrong
- immovable
- incompliant
- incurable
- indocile
- indomitable
- insoluble
- intransigent
- locked
- locked in
- mulish
- obdurate
- obstinate
- pat
- pertinacious
- perverse
- pig-headed
- recalcitrant
- refractory
- resolute
- self-willed
- stubborn
- tenacious
- tough
- tough nut
- unbending
- uncompromising
- uncooperative
- undisciplined
- ungovernable
- unmanageable
- unpliable
- unruly
- unyielding
- wayward
- wild
- willful
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.