Definition of tougher Tougher

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tougher, adjective, comparative of tough.

WordNet

Adjective tough, tougher, toughest
tough - resistant to cutting or chewing
		tender (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition; "tender green shoots"
		inedible, uneatable not suitable for food
		gristly, cartilaginous, rubbery difficult to chew
		chewy (of a consistency) requiring chewing; "chewy caramels"
		coriaceous, leathered, leatherlike, leathery resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable
		unchewable, fibrous, sinewy, stringy (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew
		hempen, fibrous having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute
tough - physically toughened; "the tough bottoms of his feet"
		toughened
		untoughened, tender (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition; "tender green shoots"
		experienced, experient having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
		rugged sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring; "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture"
		strong freshly made or left; "a warm trail"; "the scent is warm"
		calloused, callous, thickened having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear; "calloused skin"; "with a workman's callous hands"
		enured, inured, hardened made tough by habitual exposure; "hardened fishermen"; "a peasant, dark, lean-faced, wind-inured"- Robert Lynd; "our successors...may be graver, more inured and equable men"- V.S.Pritchett
tough - not given to gentleness or sentimentality; "a tough character"
		tender (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition; "tender green shoots"
		hard dried out; "hard dry rolls left over from the day before"
		insensitive not responsive to physical stimuli; "insensitive to radiation"
		hard-bitten, pugnacious, hard-boiled tough and callous by virtue of experience
tough - 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"
		baffling, elusive, knotty, problematic, problematical
		difficult, hard not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"
tough - 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"
		bad
		uncomfortable providing or experiencing physical discomfort; "an uncomfortable chair"; "an uncomfortable day in the hot sun"
		colloquialism a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
tough - 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"
		rugged
		difficult, hard not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"
tough - substantially made or constructed; "sturdy steel shelves"; "sturdy canvas"; "a tough all-weather fabric"; "some plastics are as tough as metal"
		sturdy
		rugged sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring; "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture"
tough - unfortunate or hard to bear; "had hard luck"; "a tough break"
		hard
		bad 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"
tough - violent and lawless; "the more ruffianly element"; "tough street gangs"
		ruffianly
		violent (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud; "a violent clash of colors"; "her dress was a violent red"; "a violent noise"; "wild colors"; "wild shouts"

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Wiktionary

tough (Noun)
A person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully.
tough (Verb)
To endure.
tough (Verb)
To toughen.
tough (Adjective)
Strong and resilient; sturdy.
tough (Adjective)
Difficult to cut or chew.
tough (Adjective)
Rugged or physically hardy.
tough (Adjective)
Stubborn.
tough (Adjective)
Harsh or severe.
tough (Adjective)
Rowdy or rough.
tough (Adjective)
Difficult or demanding.
tough (Adjective)
Undergoing plastic deformation before breaking.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

tough (superl.)
Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain; as, the ligaments of animals are remarkably tough.
tough (superl.)
Not easily broken; able to endure hardship; firm; strong; as, tough sinews.
tough (superl.)
Not easily separated; viscous; clammy; tenacious; as, tough phlegm.
tough (superl.)
Stiff; rigid; not flexible; stubborn; as, a tough bow.
tough (superl.)
Severe; violent; as, a tough storm.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

tough
Strong enough to withstand adverse conditions or rough or careless handling.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

tough
tuf, adj. not easily broken: firm: stiff, viscous, sticky: stubborn, hard to manage, trying: violent: tenacious: able to endure hardship.—n. a rough, a bully.—v.t. or v.i. Tough′en, to make or become tough.—adj. Tough′ish, rather tough.—adv. Tough′ly.—n. Tough′ness. [A.S. tóh; cog. with Ger. zähe.]