tough | Definition of tough

tough

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of tough

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

didn't want her son hanging out with the neighborhood toughs

Synonyms of tough

bully, gangbanger, gangsta, gangster, goon, gorilla, hood, hoodlum, hooligan, mobster, mug, plug-ugly, punk, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, thug, toughie (also toughy), yob [British], yobbo [British]

Words Related to tough

cutthroat, scoundrel, villain

assassin, bandit, bravo, brigand, criminal, crook, desperado, felon, gunman, highwayman, lawbreaker, mafioso, malefactor, offender, outlaw, perp, perpetrator, pirate

pickpocket, racketeer, robber, swindler, thief, vandal

juvenile delinquent, tearaway [British]