Tough
nnoun.personsomeone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxingSynset:street fighter
Hypernyms:battler belligerent combatant fighter scrapper
Inherited Hypernyms:street fightercombatantpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:street fightercombatantpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.personan aggressive and violent young criminalSynset:goon hood hoodlum punk strong-armer thug toughie
Derivationally Related Form:strong-arm
Hypernyms:criminal crook felon malefactor outlaw
Inherited Hypernyms:hoodcriminalprincipalwrongdoerbad personpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:hoodcriminalprincipalwrongdoerbad personpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:bully
nnoun.persona cruel and brutal fellowSynset:bully hooligan roughneck rowdy ruffian yob yobbo yobo
Derivationally Related Form:ruffianlybully
Hypernyms:aggressor assailant assaulter attacker
Inherited Hypernyms:bullyattackerwrongdoerbad personpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:bullyattackerwrongdoerbad personpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:bullyboymusclemusclemanplug-uglyskinskinheadtough guy
Full Hyponyms:bullyboymusclemanskinheadtedtough guy
adjadj.allnot given to gentleness or sentimentalityAntonyms:tender
Inherited Hypernyms:tough
Similar to:hard-bitten hard-boiled pugnacious tough-minded unsentimental
See also:hard insensitive
adj satadj.allvery difficult; severely testing stamina or resolutionSynset:rugged
Examples:- a rugged competitive examination
- the rugged conditions of frontier life
- the competition was tough
- it's a tough life
- it was a tough job
Antonyms:easy
Derivationally Related Form:toughnessruggedness
Inherited Hypernyms:rugged
Similar to:difficult hard
adjadj.allphysically toughenedSynset:toughened
Examples:- the tough bottoms of his feet
Antonyms:tender
Inherited Hypernyms:tough
Similar to:callous calloused thickened enured hardened inured weather-beaten
See also:experienced experient rugged strong
adj satadj.allsubstantially made or constructedSynset:sturdy
Examples:- sturdy steel shelves
- sturdy canvas
- a tough all-weather fabric
- some plastics are as tough as metal
Antonyms:delicate
Derivationally Related Form:sturdiness
Inherited Hypernyms:sturdy
Similar to:rugged
adj satadj.allviolent and lawlessSynset:ruffianly
Examples:- the more ruffianly element
- tough street gangs
Antonyms:nonviolent
Derivationally Related Form:ruffian
Inherited Hypernyms:ruffianly
Similar to:violent
adj satadj.allfeeling physical discomfort or pain ('tough' is occasionally used colloquially for 'bad')Domain Usage:colloquialism
Synset:bad
Examples:- my throat feels bad
- she felt bad all over
- he was feeling tough after a restless night
Antonyms:comfortable
Derivationally Related Form:badness
Inherited Hypernyms:bad
Similar to:uncomfortable
adjadj.allresistant to cutting or chewingAntonyms:tender
Derivationally Related Form:toughness
Inherited Hypernyms:tough
Similar to:cartilaginous gristly rubbery chewy coriaceous leathered leatherlike leathery fibrous sinewy stringy unchewable fibrous hempen tough-skinned
See also:inedible uneatable
adj satadj.allunfortunate or hard to bearSynset:hard
Examples:- had hard luck
- a tough break
Antonyms:good
Derivationally Related Form:hardness
Inherited Hypernyms:hard
Similar to:bad
adj satadj.allmaking great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believeSynset:baffling elusive knotty problematic problematical
Examples:- a baffling problem
- I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast
- a problematic situation at home
Antonyms:easy
Derivationally Related Form:knottinessproblemtoughness
Inherited Hypernyms:baffling
Similar to:difficult hard