Tough : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'tough': discover synonyms for the word tough, such as sturdy or hardened.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as tough. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "tough": difficult and hard.


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Synonyms for tough sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for tough Degree of synonymy of tough Frequency in the language
sturdy
   40042 1.69  
hardened
   40041 1.14  
hard-bitten
   40040  
hard
   40040 307.84  
tough-minded
   40040  
toughie
   40039 0.20  
difficult
   40037 60.16  
bully
   40029 7.22  
violent
   40028 16.67  
rowdy
   40024 1.02  
ruffianly
   40024  
roughneck
   40023 0.63  
ruffian
   40023 0.55  
uncomfortable
   40020 15.65  
yobbo
   40019 0.02  
yobo
   40019  
hooligan
   40019 0.73  
rugged
   40019 2.00  
pugnacious
   40018 0.04  
bad
   40013 545.18  

Lexical field of "tough"

difficult
hard
bad
toughie
toughened
uncomfortable
rugged
bully
rowdy
hardened
pugnacious
sturdy
calloused
violent
unsentimental
gristly
ruffian
roughneck
thug
leathery
chewy
stringy
rubbery
hempen
goon
yob
hoodlum
sinewy
leathered
hooligan
inured
punk
fibrous
yobo
yobbo
street fighter
cartilaginous
hood
coriaceous
enured
hard-bitten
hard-boiled
leatherlike
ruffianly
tough-minded
unchewable
weather-beaten
thickened
tricky
rough