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tough vs rugged

rugged vs tough

tough is a noun but rugged is not a noun.

tough and rugged both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tough Yes Yes No No
rugged No Yes No No
As adjectives, tough and rugged are synonyms defined as:
  • tough and rugged: very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
tough (noun) rugged (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) rugged (adjective)
resistant to cutting or chewing sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
physically toughened having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface
not given to gentleness or sentimentality very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
unfortunate or hard to bear topographically very uneven
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 rugged

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