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tough vs skinhead

skinhead vs tough

tough and skinhead both are nouns.

tough is an adjective but skinhead is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tough Yes Yes No No
skinhead Yes No No No
As nouns, skinhead is a hyponym of tough; that is, skinhead is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tough:
  • tough: a cruel and brutal fellow
  • skinhead: a member of any of several British or American groups consisting predominantly of young people who shave their heads; some engage in white supremacist and anti-immigrant activities and this leads to the perception that all skinheads are racist and violent
Other hyponyms of tough include bullyboy, muscle, muscleman, skin, plug-ugly, tough guy.
tough (noun) skinhead (noun)
an aggressive and violent young criminal a member of any of several British or American groups consisting predominantly of young people who shave their heads; some engage in white supremacist and anti-immigrant activities and this leads to the perception that all skinheads are racist and violent
a cruel and brutal fellow a person whose head is bald or shaved
someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
tough (adjective) skinhead (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 skinhead

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