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Definitions for Tough

[1] strong and durable; not easily broken or cut.
[2] not brittle or tender.
[3] difficult to masticate, as food: a tough steak.
[4] of viscous consistency, as liquid or semiliquid matter: tough molasses.
[5] capable of great endurance; sturdy; hardy: tough troops.
[6] not easily influenced, as a person; unyielding; stubborn: a tough man to work for.
[7] hardened; incorrigible: a tough criminal.
[8] difficult to perform, accomplish, or deal with; hard, trying, or troublesome: a tough problem.
[9] hard to bear or endure (often used ironically): tough luck.
[10] vigorous; severe; violent: a tough struggle.
[11] vicious; rough; rowdyish: a tough character; a tough neighborhood.
[12] practical, realistic, and lacking in sentimentality; tough-minded.
[13] Slang . remarkably excellent; first-rate; great.
[14] in a tough manner.
[15] a ruffian; rowdy.
[16] hang tough , Slang . hang(def 56) .
[17] tough it out , Informal . to endure or resist hardship or adversity.
[18] strong or resilient; durable a tough material
[19] not tender he could not eat the tough steak
[20] having a great capacity for endurance; hardy and fit a tough mountaineer
[21] rough or pugnacious a tough gangster
[22] resolute or intractable a tough employer
[23] difficult or troublesome to do or deal with a tough problem
[24] informal unfortunate or unlucky it's tough on him
[25] a rough, vicious, or pugnacious person
[26] informal violently, aggressively, or intractably to treat someone tough
[27] hang tough informal to be or appear to be strong or determined
[28] (tr) slang to stand firm, hold out against (a difficulty or difficult situation) (esp in tough it out )

Words related to Tough

tenacious, vigorous, stiff, solid, hard, tight, resilient, healthy, harsh, resolute, terrible, strict, severe, desperate, stern, fierce, narrow, hard-nosed, troublesome, arduous

Words nearby Tough

touchwood, touchy, touchy-feely, touché, touggourt, tough, tough break, tough it out, tough love, tough nut, tough pitch

Origin of Tough

before 900; Middle English (adj.); Old English tōh; compare Dutch taai, German zäh(e )

Other words from Tough

tough·ly , adverb
tough·ness , noun
su·per·tough , adjective
un·tough , adjective
un·tough·ly , adverb
un·tough·ness , noun

Word origin for Tough

Old English tōh; related to Old High German zāhi tough, Old Norse tā trodden ground in front of a house

Synonyms for Tough

hard, healthy, resilient, solid, stiff, tenacious, tight, vigorous, firm, fit, hardy, stalwart, stout, 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