adj. |
[1] |
hard
,
firm
,
durable
,
long-lasting
,
wear-resistant
,
substantial
,
strong
,
stout
,
rugged
,
sturdy
,
sound
,
well-built
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[2] |
stiff
,
hard
,
leathery
,
inflexible
,
chewy
,
fibrous
,
cartilaginous
,
sinewy
,
ropy
,
wiry
,
stringy
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[3] |
strong
,
stalwart
,
brawny
,
burly
,
muscular
,
powerful
,
virile
,
manly
,
sturdy
,
doughty
,
intrepid
,
stout
,
rough
,
vigorous
,
strapping
,
athletic
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[4] |
difficult
,
demanding
,
exacting
,
hard
,
troublesome
,
laborious
,
taxing
,
strenuous
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[5] |
baffling
,
rugged
,
thorny
,
puzzling
,
perplexing
,
mystifying
,
knotty
,
irksome
,
difficult
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[6] |
stubborn
,
toughened
,
hardened
,
inured
,
obstinate
,
obdurate
,
hard
,
harsh
,
severe
,
stern
,
inflexible
,
refractory
,
intractable
,
adamant
,
unyielding
,
ungiving
,
rigid
,
unbending
,
unsentimental
,
unfeeling
,
unsympathetic
,
callous
,
hard-boiled
,
uncaring
,
cold
,
cool
,
icy
,
stony
,
(Colloq) hard-nosed
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[7] |
sturdy
|
[8] |
ruffianly
|
[9] |
bad
|
[10] |
hard
|
[11] |
baffling
,
elusive
,
knotty
,
problematic
,
problematical
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