Synonyms of toughie

toughie

noun

variants also toughy

as in tough

a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang

after numerous suspensions, the school toughies were finally expelled for gang activities on campus

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tough
• offender
• criminal
• bully
• thug
• ruffian
• gangster
• gorilla
• hood
• mobster
• hoodlum
• rowdy
• roughneck
• hooligan
• gangsta
• goon
• punk
• bandit
• gangbanger
• villain
• yobbo
• plug-ugly
• yob
• pirate
• scoundrel
• cutthroat
• assassin
• thief
• perpetrator
• felon
• mug
• desperado
• robber
• outlaw
• perp
• crook
• mafioso
• highwayman
• brigand
• lawbreaker
• bravo
• swindler
• pickpocket
• vandal
• gunman
• racketeer
• malefactor
• juvenile delinquent
• tearaway