Tough Synonyms
Bully boy , durable, chewy, cynical, herculean, adamant, callous, bruiser, and brute are synonyms for tough; soft, fragile, and flimsy are antonyms of tough. On this page, you will find 146 another word for tough.
146 Another Word for Tough
1. durable
- Durable
- Firm
- Hard-wearing
- Hard
- Heavy-duty
- Indestructible
- Inflexible
- Long-lasting
- Resilient
- Resistant
- Rigid
- Rugged
- Solid
- Sound
- Stiff
- Stout
- Strong
- Sturdy
- Substantial
- Toughened
- Unbreakable
- Well built
- Made to last
2. chewy
- Chewy
- Fibrous
- Gristly
- Leathery
- Sinewy
- Stringy
- Cartilaginous
3. resilient
- Cynical
- Determined
- Dogged
- Doughty
- Fit
- Gritty
- Hard-bitten
- Hard
- Hardened
- Hardy
- Powerful
- Red-blooded
- Resilient
- Resolute
- Robust
- Rugged
- Stalwart
- Strong
- (as) tough as old boots
4. arduous
- Herculean
- Arduous
- Baffling
- Bothersome
- Burdensome
- Demanding
- Difficult
- Exacting
- Exhausting
- Exigent
- Fatiguing
- Formidable
- Hard
- Heavy
- Irksome
- Knotty
- Laborious
- Mystifying
- Onerous
- Perplexing
- Prickly
- Punishing
- Puzzling
- Strenuous
- Stressful
- Taxing
- Thorny
- Ticklish
- Tiring
- Toilsome
- Tricky
- Troublesome
- Wearying
- Intractable
5. strict
- Adamant
- Callous
- Cold
- Cool
- Firm
- Flinty
- Hard-boiled
- Hard-hearted
- Hard-hitting
- Hard-nosed
- Hard
- Harsh
- Inflexible
- Merciless
- Ruthless
- Severe
- Stern
- Stony-hearted
- Stony
- Strict
- Unbending
- Uncaring
- Uncompromising
- Unsentimental
- Unsympathetic
- Unyielding
- Badass
6. rough
- Callous
- Criminal
- Disorderly
- Lawbreaking
- Lawless
- Rough
- Rowdy
- Unruly
- Vicious
- Violent
- Wild
- Hardened
7. ruffian
- Bruiser
- Brute
- Bully boy
- Bully
- Desperado
- Gangster
- Gorilla
- Hard man
- Heavy
- Hood
- Hoodlum
- Hooligan
- Rough
- Roughneck
- Rowdy
- Ruffian
- Thug
- Tough guy
- Toughie
- Yahoo
- Yob
- Yobbo
- Hoon
Tough Sentences
The tough journey tested their endurance.
She has a tough decision ahead today.
That was a tough exam to pass.
He's known for being tough yet fair.
