tough vs roughneck

roughneck vs tough

tough and roughneck both are nouns.

tough is an adjective but roughneck is not an adjective.

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

As nouns, tough and roughneck are synonyms defined as:

tough and roughneck: a cruel and brutal fellow

Other synonyms of tough include bully, hooligan, rowdy, ruffian, yob, yobbo, yobo.

tough (noun)	roughneck (noun)
an aggressive and violent young criminal	a cruel and brutal fellow
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)	roughneck (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

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