TOUGHNESS Synonyms

• a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

• the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

• the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose

• a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

• deciding or controlling something's outcome or nature

• the act of making up your mind about something

• permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force

• the power to withstand hardship or stress

• a state of surviving; remaining alive

• the muscle tone of healthy tissue

• the trait of being resolute

• the property of being unyielding to the touch

• the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place

• strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage

• a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone

• fortitude and determination

• cover with a grit

• clench together

• the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale

• a quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering

• devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness

• the quality of being difficult to do

• excessive sternness

• the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit

• an occurrence of rebounding or springing back

• the property of being strong and healthy in constitution

• the characteristic of being strong enough to withstand intellectual challenge

• loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty

• steadfast resolution

• the property of being physically or mentally strong

• capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war

• physical energy or intensity

• an asset of special worth or utility

• the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty

• the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)

• capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects

• the condition of financial success

• permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force

• the state of being vigorous and robust

• the property of something that is strongly built

• resoluteness evidenced by strength of character

• persistent determination

• impressive difficulty

• the property of being big and strong

• a throaty harshness

• enduring strength and energy

• a sudden outburst of anger

• a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

• a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger

• the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking

• bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling

• harden by reheating and cooling in oil

• adjust the pitch (of pianos)

• make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else

• change by restraining or moderating

• enduring strength and energy