TOUGH

(noun) a cruel and brutal fellow
synonyms : bully , hooligan , roughneck , rowdy , ruffian , yob , yobbo , yobo
All the children feared the bully. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) an aggressive and violent young criminal
synonyms : goon , hood , hoodlum , punk , strong-armer , thug , toughie
(noun) someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
synonyms : street fighter
(adj.) resistant to cutting or chewing
(adj.) physically toughened
"the tough bottoms of his feet"
synonyms : toughened
(adj.) not given to gentleness or sentimentality
"a tough character"
(adj.) feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
"my throat feels bad", "she felt bad all over", "he was feeling tough after a restless night"
synonyms : bad
(adj.) substantially made or constructed
"sturdy steel shelves", "sturdy canvas", "a tough all-weather fabric", "some plastics are as tough as metal"
synonyms : sturdy
(adj.) making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
"a baffling problem", "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast", "a problematic situation at home"
synonyms : baffling , elusive , knotty , problematic , problematical
Solving the Rubik’s cube was proving to be very problematic for her. -added by naila_inlas
The elusive questions in the CAT examination were quite baffling. -added by priyavanjeri
(adj.) very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
"a rugged competitive examination", "the rugged conditions of frontier life", "the competition was tough", "it's a tough life", "it was a tough job"
synonyms : rugged
(adj.) unfortunate or hard to bear
"had hard luck", "a tough break"
synonyms : hard
(adj.) violent and lawless
"the more ruffianly element", "tough street gangs"
synonyms : ruffianly

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