1. (noun) street fighter, tough
someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
Synonyms: yobo, hoodlum, toughie, rowdy, hood, bully, hooligan, goon, yobbo, yob, strong-armer, tough, roughneck, ruffian, street fighter, punk, thug
Antonyms: nonviolent, good, tender, delicate, sentimental, protective, easy, flakey, flaky, tenderised, crispy, soft, untoughened, crisp, comfortable, chewable, tenderized, comfy, cuttable
2. (noun) hood, hoodlum, goon, punk, thug, tough, toughie, strong-armer
an aggressive and violent young criminal
Synonyms: goon, sticker, stumper, lubber, oaf, strong-armer, ruffian, stumblebum, tinder, punk, kindling, cowling, poser, exhaust hood, tough, cowl, punk rocker, street fighter, bully, clod, yobo, thug, toughie, yob, hooligan, roughneck, spunk, yobbo, hoodlum, lummox, punk rock, lout, lump, touchwood, rowdy, lens hood, gawk, bonnet, hood, cap
Antonyms: crisp, untoughened, delicate, flaky, tenderised, tender, chewable, tenderized, flakey, crispy, sentimental, good, easy, soft, comfortable, protective, nonviolent, cuttable, comfy
3. (adj) bully, tough, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo
a cruel and brutal fellow
Synonyms: yobo, hoodlum, toughie, rowdy, hood, bully, hooligan, goon, yobbo, yob, strong-armer, tough, roughneck, ruffian, street fighter, punk, thug
Antonyms: tenderised, sentimental, delicate, flakey, easy, good, tender, flaky, protective, chewable, crispy, untoughened, soft, comfortable, tenderized, cuttable, comfy, nonviolent, crisp
4. (adj) tough
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
Synonyms: rugged, baffling, toughened, problematic, bad, sturdy, hard, problematical, elusive, ruffianly, knotty
Antonyms: crisp, good, tenderized, flakey, delicate, tender, chewable, comfy, crispy, easy, untoughened, sentimental, tenderised, nonviolent, protective, cuttable, flaky, soft, comfortable
5. (adj) rugged, tough
very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
Synonyms: rugged, tough, toughened, problematic, broken, sturdy, hard, furrowed, problematical, elusive, baffling, bad, ruffianly, knotty
Antonyms: tender, chewable, flakey, tenderised, delicate, easy, cuttable, protective, crisp, nonviolent, soft, sentimental, comfortable, tenderized, untoughened, flaky, crispy, good, comfy
6. (adj) tough, toughened
physically toughened
Synonyms: rugged, baffling, toughened, problematic, bad, sturdy, tempered, hard, hardened, tough, problematical, treated, elusive, ruffianly, knotty
Antonyms: tender, crisp, tenderised, delicate, untoughened, sentimental, crispy, comfortable, flaky, protective, good, tenderized, chewable, easy, comfy, nonviolent, soft, flakey, cuttable
7. (adj) sturdy, tough
substantially made or constructed
Synonyms: knotty, problematic, ruffianly, bad, rugged, toughened, tough, baffling, stout, elusive, hard, sturdy, inflexible, stalwart, uncompromising, hardy, problematical
Antonyms: tenderised, crispy, cuttable, flakey, untoughened, comfortable, tender, delicate, good, crisp, tenderized, easy, chewable, soft, sentimental, comfy, nonviolent, protective, flaky
8. (adj) ruffianly, tough
violent and lawless
Synonyms: rugged, tough, toughened, problematic, bad, sturdy, hard, problematical, elusive, baffling, ruffianly, knotty
Antonyms: nonviolent, flaky, chewable, delicate, soft, tenderized, comfortable, tender, untoughened, comfy, tenderised, good, easy, cuttable, crisp, sentimental, flakey, protective, crispy
9. (adj) bad, tough
feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
Synonyms: knotty, big, regretful, spoiled, ruffianly, uncollectible, risky, speculative, bad, rugged, toughened, problematic, baffling, elusive, hard, forged, defective, sturdy, sorry, tough, spoilt, unsound, high-risk, problematical, unfit
Antonyms: untoughened, chewable, tender, soft, comfy, protective, delicate, cuttable, crisp, easy, crispy, good, flaky, comfortable, tenderised, sentimental, nonviolent, flakey, tenderized
10. (adj) tough
resistant to cutting or chewing
Synonyms: rugged, baffling, toughened, problematic, bad, sturdy, hard, problematical, elusive, ruffianly, knotty
Antonyms: cuttable, tender, delicate, flakey, crispy, tenderized, chewable, easy, comfortable, comfy, untoughened, protective, good, sentimental, nonviolent, tenderised, crisp, soft, flaky
11. (adj) hard, tough
unfortunate or hard to bear
Synonyms: severe, knotty, arduous, grueling, tough, ruffianly, toilsome, hard, bad, rugged, sturdy, toughened, heavy, voiceless, laborious, difficult, elusive, knockout, gruelling, intemperate, concentrated, punishing, unvoiced, problematic, operose, backbreaking, problematical, surd, strong, baffling
Antonyms: crispy, comfortable, protective, easy, good, tenderised, delicate, cuttable, comfy, tender, flaky, tenderized, flakey, sentimental, chewable, crisp, soft, nonviolent, untoughened
12. (adj) baffling, elusive, knotty, problematic, problematical, tough
making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
Synonyms: subtle, gnarled, involved, knotty, problematical, debatable, ruffianly, bad, rugged, toughened, problematic, snarly, baffling, gnarly, hard, tangled, sturdy, knobbed, tough, knotted, elusive, tortuous, convoluted, snarled
Antonyms: tender, delicate, sentimental, protective, crispy, comfortable, easy, nonviolent, flakey, soft, flaky, comfy, cuttable, untoughened, chewable, good, tenderised, tenderized, crisp
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