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- this is a tough plant that easily withstands harsh winters
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- durable,
- enduring,
- everlasting,
- immortal,
- imperishable,
- lasting,
- permanent,
- stable,
- staunch
- (also stanch),
- staying,
- tenacious,
- unyielding
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- tough weather conditions on the top of the mountain all year long
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- even if you study for it, it's still a tough exam
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- arduous,
- Augean,
- backbreaking,
- challenging,
- demanding,
- difficult,
- effortful,
- exacting,
- formidable,
- grueling
- (or gruelling),
- hard,
- heavy,
- hellacious,
- herculean,
- killer,
- laborious,
- moiling,
- murderous,
- pick-and-shovel,
- rigorous,
- rough,
- rugged,
- severe,
- stiff,
- strenuous,
- sweaty,
- tall,
- testing,
- toilsome,
- uphill
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- cheap,
- easy,
- effortless,
- facile,
- light,
- mindless,
- simple,
- soft,
- undemanding
- handled a tough situation with the aplomb and tact of a true diplomat
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- a tough supervisor who docked the pay of anyone who punched in late, no matter what the reason
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tough
nounSynonyms of tough (Entry 2 of 2)
- didn't want her son hanging out with the neighborhood toughs
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- assassin,
- bandit,
- bravo,
- brigand,
- criminal,
- crook,
- desperado,
- felon,
- gunman,
- highwayman,
- lawbreaker,
- mafioso,
- malefactor,
- offender,
- outlaw,
- perp,
- perpetrator,
- pirate
- juvenile delinquent,
- tearaway
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The first known use of tough was before the 12th century
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