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tough vs elusive

elusive vs tough

tough is a noun but elusive is not a noun.

tough and elusive both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tough Yes Yes No No
elusive No Yes No No
As adjectives, tough and elusive are synonyms defined as:
  • tough and elusive: making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
Other synonyms of tough include baffling, knotty, problematic, problematical.
tough (noun) elusive (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
tough (adjective) elusive (adjective)
resistant to cutting or chewing skillful at eluding capture
physically toughened making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
not given to gentleness or sentimentality difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
unfortunate or hard to bear difficult to describe
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 elusive

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