knotty vs tough

tough vs knotty

knotty is not a noun while tough is a noun.

knotty and tough both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
knotty	No	Yes	No	No
tough	Yes	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, knotty and tough are synonyms defined as:

knotty and tough: making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

Other synonyms of knotty include baffling, elusive, problematic, problematical.

knotty (noun)	tough (noun)
	an aggressive and violent young criminal
	a cruel and brutal fellow
	someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing

knotty (adjective)	tough (adjective)
highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious	resistant to cutting or chewing
used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots	physically toughened
making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe	not given to gentleness or sentimentality
tangled in knots or snarls	unfortunate or hard to bear
	substantially made or constructed
	feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
	violent and lawless
	very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
	making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

Difference between knotty and tough

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