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tough vs insensitive

insensitive vs tough

tough is a noun but insensitive is not a noun.

tough and insensitive both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tough Yes Yes No No
insensitive No Yes No No
tough (noun) insensitive (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) insensitive (adjective)
resistant to cutting or chewing not responsive to physical stimuli
physically toughened deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive
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 insensitive

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