tougher

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tougher

adjective

comparative comparative form of tough: more tough Shinty, once a battle royal between villages, is still a far tougher game than hockey, its nearest Sassenach equivalent.

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Closest in meaning: bolder, fiercer, firmer, greater, harder, harsher, heavier, higher, keener, louder, meaner, more, narrower, severer, starker, stiffer

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@misc{tougher_2026,
  title = {tougher},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tougher},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}