Engels

Uitgebreide synoniemen voor tough in het Engels

tough:

tough bijvoeglijk naamwoord

  1. tough
    difficult; tough; awkward; burdensome; hard; heavy; massive; stiff
  2. tough
    tough; forceful
  3. tough
    vigorous; tough; drastic; strong; stout; powerful; robust; forceful; energetically; energetic; potent
  4. tough
    aggravating; tough; incriminating; tricky
  5. tough
    tough; stiff; rigid
    • tough bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • stiff bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • rigid bijvoeglijk naamwoord
  6. tough
    tenacious; obstinate; cross-grained; persevering; stubborn; recalcitrant; heady; pig-headed; tacky; viscous; persistent; rebellious; tedious; boring; grumpy; refractory; sullen; unrelenting; unyielding; mindless; stupefied; dull; stern; surly; leathery; headstrong; tough
  7. tough
    sinewy; stringy; tough
  8. tough
    – feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad') 1
    tough; bad
    – feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad') 1
    • tough bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • he was feeling tough after a restless night1
    • bad bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • my throat feels bad1
      • she felt bad all over1
  9. tough
    – substantially made or constructed 1
    tough; sturdy
    – substantially made or constructed 1
    • tough bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • a tough all-weather fabric1
      • some plastics are as tough as metal1
    • sturdy bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • sturdy steel shelves1
      • sturdy canvas1
  10. tough
    – making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe 1
    tough; elusive; problematic; knotty; problematical; baffling
    – making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe 1
    • tough bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • elusive bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • problematic bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • a problematic situation at home1
    • knotty bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast1
    • problematical bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • baffling bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • a baffling problem1
  11. tough
    – very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution 1
    tough; rugged
    – very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution 1
    • tough bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • the competition was tough1
      • it's a tough life1
      • it was a tough job1
    • rugged bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • a rugged competitive examination1
      • the rugged conditions of frontier life1
  12. tough
    – unfortunate or hard to bear 1
    tough; hard
    – unfortunate or hard to bear 1
    • tough bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • a tough break1
    • hard bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • had hard luck1
  13. tough
    – resistant to cutting or chewing 1
    tough
    – resistant to cutting or chewing 1
    • tough bijvoeglijk naamwoord
  14. tough
    – physically toughened 1
    tough; toughened
    – physically toughened 1
    • tough bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • the tough bottoms of his feet1
    • toughened bijvoeglijk naamwoord
  15. tough
    – not given to gentleness or sentimentality 1
    tough
    – not given to gentleness or sentimentality 1
    • tough bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • a tough character1
  16. tough
    – violent and lawless 1
    tough; ruffianly
    – violent and lawless 1
    • tough bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • tough street gangs1
    • ruffianly bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • the more ruffianly element1

tough [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord

  1. the tough
    the thug; the brute; the ruffian; the tough; the madman
    • thug [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
    • brute [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
    • ruffian [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
    • tough [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
    • madman [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
  2. the tough
    – a cruel and brutal fellow 1
    the tough; the bully; the rowdy; the hooligan; the ruffian; the yobo; the yob; the yobbo; the roughneck
    – a cruel and brutal fellow 1
    • tough [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
    • bully [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
    • rowdy [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
    • hooligan [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
    • ruffian [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
    • yobo [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
    • yob [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
    • yobbo [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
    • roughneck [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
  3. the tough
    – an aggressive and violent young criminal 1
    the tough; the hood; the thug; the punk; the hoodlum; the toughie; the goon; the strong-armer
    – an aggressive and violent young criminal 1
    • tough [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
    • hood [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
    • thug [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
    • punk [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
    • hoodlum [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
    • toughie [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
    • goon [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
    • strong-armer [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
  4. the tough
    – someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing 1
    the tough; the street fighter
    – someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing 1

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Verwante definities voor "tough":

  1. feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')1
    • he was feeling tough after a restless night1
  2. substantially made or constructed1
    • a tough all-weather fabric1
    • some plastics are as tough as metal1
  3. making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe1
  4. very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution1
    • the competition was tough1
    • it's a tough life1
    • it was a tough job1
  5. unfortunate or hard to bear1
    • a tough break1
  6. resistant to cutting or chewing1
  7. physically toughened1
    • the tough bottoms of his feet1
  8. not given to gentleness or sentimentality1
    • a tough character1
  9. violent and lawless1
    • tough street gangs1
  10. a cruel and brutal fellow1
  11. an aggressive and violent young criminal1
  12. someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing1

Verwante synoniemen voor tough