Tough synonyms such as bully boy, durable, chewy, cynical, herculean, adamant, callous, bruiser, and brute. Tough is an adjective, and its antonyms are soft, fragile, and flimsy. Additionally, here are 146 synonyms and nearby words for tough as well as words beginning with
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146 synonyms for tough
1. durable
hard-wearing
heavy-duty
indestructible
inflexible
made to last
resilient
resistant
rugged
stiff
stout
toughened
unbreakable
well built
2. chewy
cartilaginous
chewy
fibrous
gristly
leathery
sinewy
stringy
3. resilient
(as) tough as old boots
dogged
doughty
gritty
hard-bitten
hardened
hardy
red-blooded
resilient
resolute
rugged
stalwart
4. arduous
Herculean
arduous
baffling
bothersome
burdensome
exacting
exhausting
exigent
fatiguing
formidable
intractable
irksome
knotty
laborious
mystifying
onerous
perplexing
prickly
punishing
puzzling
strenuous
stressful
taxing
thorny
ticklish
tiring
toilsome
troublesome
wearying
5. strict
badass
callous
flinty
hard-boiled
hard-hearted
hard-hitting
hard-nosed
inflexible
merciless
stern
stony
stony-hearted
unbending
uncaring
uncompromising
unsentimental
unsympathetic
unyielding
6. rough
callous
disorderly
hardened
lawbreaking
lawless
rowdy
unruly
vicious
7. ruffian
bruiser
brute
bully boy
desperado
gangster
gorilla
hard man
hood
hoodlum
hooligan
hoon
roughneck
rowdy
ruffian
thug
tough guy
toughie
yahoo
yob
yobbo