1. tough

adjective. ['ˈtʌf'] not given to gentleness or sentimentality.

Rhymes with Tough

• mcduff
• macduff
• rebuff
• mcgough
• mcgeough
• lebouef
• leboeuf
• stuff
• snuff
• slough
• scuff
• pluff
• gruff
• fluff
• enough
• cluff
• bruff
• bluff
• acuff
• tuff
• shuff
• schuff
• ruff
• ruf
• rough
• puff
• muff
• luff
• huff
• hough

How do you pronounce tough?

Pronounce tough as təf.

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Sentences with tough

1. Adjective
Use bleach water on the ground and scrub with a clean broom, bristle brush or tough mop.

Quotes about tough

1. The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it is the same problem you had last year.
- John Foster Dulles

2. My identity was a big issue when I was a teenager, and I had a lot of questions, like: 'Who am I?' 'Who do I belong to?' But when I was still quite young, I decided that belonging is a tough process in life, and I'd better say I belonged to myself and the world rather than belonging to one nationality or another.
- Hiam Abbass

3. I think God has a sense of humor, and the way my lessons come from God is very funny. I have to laugh at myself even if it's a tough lesson.
- Yvette Nicole Brown

2. tough

adjective. ['ˈtʌf'] very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution.

3. tough

adjective. ['ˈtʌf'] physically toughened.

4. tough

adjective. ['ˈtʌf'] substantially made or constructed.

5. tough

adjective. ['ˈtʌf'] violent and lawless.

6. tough

adjective. ['ˈtʌf'] feeling physical discomfort or pain (tough' is occasionally used colloquially forbad').

7. tough

adjective. ['ˈtʌf'] unfortunate or hard to bear.

8. tough

noun. ['ˈtʌf'] someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing.

9. tough

adjective. ['ˈtʌf'] making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe.

10. tough

adjective. ['ˈtʌf'] resistant to cutting or chewing.