tougher
adjectiveHow many syllables in tougher?
There are 2 syllables in the word tougher.How to pronounce tougher:
Definition of tougher:
- tougher (adjective):
- difficult to accomplish, resolve, endure, or deal with
- physically or mentally strong and able to cope with hardship
Synonyms for tougher:
aggressive
badass
brittle
carnivorous
chewy
crunchy
determined
feisty
fibrous
hard
hard as nails
hard-nosed
high-powered
leathery
self-assertive
self-confident
sinewy
stringy
strong
two-fisted
unyielding
Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- ruckus
- taunting
- brightened
- chasm
- blundered
- shooed
- glided
- unclear
- sundae
- touter
- pummeled
- languid
- digged
- smugly
- drily
- skulked
- zenith
- sprinkled
- loitered
- deers
- marvelled
- prowled
- glumly
- hyphen
- gentlest
- beseech
- consumes
- spattered
- demurred
- cleanest
- mangling
- Polly
- wily
- outclass
- chortling
- humdrum
- wheedle
- snuggling
- benab
- costed
- worser
- spurning
- wafted
- crumbled
- besiege
- blushing
- spiky
- afflicts
- bleated
- wearied
- … more
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