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tough vs assailant

assailant vs tough

tough and assailant both are nouns.

tough is an adjective but assailant is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tough Yes Yes No No
assailant Yes No No No
As nouns, assailant is a hypernym of tough; that is, assailant is a word with a broader meaning than tough:
  • tough: a cruel and brutal fellow
  • assailant: someone who attacks
Other hypernyms of tough include aggressor, assaulter, attacker.
tough (noun) assailant (noun)
an aggressive and violent young criminal someone who attacks
a cruel and brutal fellow
someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
tough (adjective) assailant (adjective)
resistant to cutting or chewing
physically toughened
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
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 tough and assailant

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