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tough
adjective as in sturdy, strong
Weak matches
brawny, cohesive, conditioned, dense, durable, fibrous, flinty, hard as nails, hard-bitten, hardened, indigestible, inflexible, leathery, lusty, mighty, molded, resistant, rigid, robust, rugged, seasoned, sinewy, steeled, strapping, tough as nails, unbreakable, unyielding, withstanding
adjective as in obstinate, rough
Strongest matches
desperate, fierce, hard, hard-nosed, harsh, narrow, resolute, severe, stern, stiff, strict, terrible
Strong matches
Weak matches
arbitrary, callous, confirmed, cruel, drastic, exacting, ferocious, fixed, hard-bitten, hard-boiled, hard-line, hard-shelled, headstrong, immutable, inflexible, intractable, merciless, obdurate, pugnacious, ruffianly, ruthless, stubborn, taut, unalterable, unbending, uncompromising, uncontrollable, unforgiving, unmanageable, unyielding, vicious, violent
adjective as in difficult, laborious
Weak matches
backbreaking, baffling, burdensome, effortful, exacting, exhausting, exigent, grievous, hairy, intractable, intricate, irksome, knotty, labored, no piece of cake, oppressive, perplexing, puzzling, resisting, taxing, thorny, toilsome, trying, unyielding, weighty, wicked
Example Sentences
Villa are playing well right now but this is a tough trip for them and with their heavy schedule it might be a game too far.
"It's tough, the level is very, very high. It's an experience that's for sure," he said.
For Arsenal, now five points clear of second-placed Manchester City, it was a tough end to a week that had seen the Gunners post important wins over both Tottenham and Bayern Munich.
Joban Singh, 27, based in Bakersfield, spent $80,000 to buy a truck because even though truck driving is a tough life, it provides a steady income to support his family.
"On pure pace, it will be tough in Abu Dhabi," he said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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