tough — strong and durable; difficult to break or damage
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: strong and durable; difficult to break or damage
Pronunciation (IPA): /tʌf/
Example Sentences
- My grandmother is 90 but she's still tough as nails.
- This steak is so tough, I need a chainsaw to cut it!
- Life gets tough, but so do you.
tough
ADJECTIVE[/tʌf/]
strong and durable; difficult to break or damage
💡 Concept
The steak was so tough that his fork bent trying to cut it.
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/tʌf/
🇬🇧 UK/tʌf/
🌳Etymology
Roottough
🎵Rhyme
roughenoughstuffbluff
rough
enough
stuff
bluff
🔗Collocations
tough decision
tough guy
tough situation
get tough
tough luck
tough love
tough times
📝Examples
“My grandmother is 90 but she's still tough as nails.”
😄 Fun example
“This steak is so tough, I need a chainsaw to cut it!”
“Life gets tough, but so do you.”
😄 Fun example
“He acts tough, but he cries during Disney movies.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
hardstrongdifficultrigidsturdy
Antonyms
softeasygentle
Related
roughsolidfirmharsh
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