toughie vs goon

toughie and goon both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
toughie	Yes	No	No	No
goon	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, toughie and goon are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of toughie include hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, tough.

toughie (noun)	goon (noun)
a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem	an awkward stupid person
an aggressive and violent young criminal	an aggressive and violent young criminal