tough in English

adjective

1

(of a substance or object) strong enough to withstand adverse conditions or rough or careless handling.

tough backpacks for climbers

synonyms: durable, strong, resilient, sturdy, rugged, solid, stout, long-lasting, heavy-duty, industrial-strength, well-built, made to last

2

involving considerable difficulty or hardship; requiring great determination or effort.

the training has been quite tough

synonyms: arduous, onerous, strenuous, grueling, exacting, difficult, demanding, hard, taxing, tiring, exhausting, punishing, laborious, stressful, back-breaking, Herculean, toilsome, difficult, hard, baffling, knotty, thorny, tricky

noun

1

a tough person, especially a gangster or criminal.

young toughs sporting their state-of-the-art firearms

synonyms: ruffian, thug, goon, hoodlum, hooligan, roughneck, hood, heavy, bruiser, hardman, yahoo

verb

1

endure a period of hardship or difficulty.

We've been trying to tough it out but it's difficult to come together in a short space of time under a new coach.

adjective

durable, strong, resilient, sturdy, rugged, solid, stout, long-lasting, heavy-duty, industrial-strength, well-built, made to last
chewy, leathery, gristly, stringy, fibrous
robust, resilient, strong, hardy, rugged, flinty, fit, stalwart, tough as nails
strict, stern, severe, stringent, rigorous, hard, firm, hard-hitting, uncompromising, unsentimental, unsympathetic
arduous, onerous, strenuous, grueling, exacting, difficult, demanding, hard, taxing, tiring, exhausting, punishing, laborious, stressful, back-breaking, Herculean, toilsome
difficult, hard, baffling, knotty, thorny, tricky
bad
baffling, problematical, problematic, knotty, elusive
hard
rugged
sturdy
ruffianly

noun

ruffian, rowdy, punk, street fighter
ruffian, thug, goon, hoodlum, hooligan, roughneck, hood, heavy, bruiser, hardman, yahoo
rowdy, hooligan, yob, roughneck, yobbo, yobo, ruffian, bully
punk, thug, hoodlum, toughie, hood, goon
street fighter

Use "tough" in a sentence

1. Tough times never last, tough people do. Tough people stick it out.

2. Tough times never last, but tough people do.

3. Hang tough.

4. It's tough.

5. Tough monkey.

6. When the going gets tough, the tough get going. 

7. Mostly it's tough.

8. A Tough Decision

9. Hello, tough monkey.

10. Oh, archaeology's tough.

11. Well, tough shit.

12. Tough last round.

13. Tough market, Vertigo.

14. One tough motherfucker.

15. Tough old goat.

16. Hi, tough guy.

17. Well, agoraphobia's tough.

18. Tough as teak.

19. He's a tough kid.

20. I'm a tough chick.

21. Aye, mermaids are tough.

22. She's a tough kid.

23. She's a tough lady.

24. He is dreadfully tough.

25. As an adjective it is equivalent to "tough" as "It is tough" (Está cabrón).

26. I'm a tough chick!

27. He's a tough cookie.

28. It's a tough war.

29. You're too tough, right?

30. She's a tough one.

31. Yeah, real tough monkey.

32. Those are tough questions.

33. Pretty tough old man.

34. It's a tough road.

35. Tough Duck I26516 Tough Duck Balaclava, Universal, Fitted Adjustment Type, High Visibility Green HAWA I26516.

36. He's got a tough opponent.

37. I know times are tough.

38. She's a smart/tough cookie.

39. It was a tough race.

40. We're up against tough competition.

41. Tough order for a dive

42. Back acne can get tough

43. Things are tough all over.

44. Tough people stick it out.

45. Coots are tough, adaptable waterbirds

46. A Tough Nut to Crack

47. He's a tough old bastard.

48. So that's a tough one.

49. That's one tough dune coon.

50. 'Tough' and 'through' don't rhyme.