193 entries under noun topic. ×
| rough(adjective, action, person, mean) | |
| ruffian(person, mean, bad, attack) | |
| thug(person, mean, bad, attack) | |
| roughneck(person, mean, bad, attack) | |
| hooligan(person, mean, attack, informal) | |
| bruiser(person, mean, bad, temper) | |
| fierce(adjective, clear, bad, hard) | |
| hoodlum(person, mean, attack, crimes) | |
| callous(adjective, mean, hard, cool) | |
| rowdy(adjective, person, mean, attack) | |
| hardened(adjective, characteristic, strong, hard) | |
| tiger(bad, strong, fit, temper) | |
| convict(adjective, hard, difficult, complex) | |
| gangster(person, mean, bad, temper) | |
| unfeeling(adjective, calm, mean, hard) | |
| bully(person, mean, cheat, rough) | |
| fighter(bad, temper, brave, rebel) | |
| hood(person, mean, attack, slang) | |
| scoundrel(bad, temper, brave, rebel) | |
| hard-boiled(adjective, mean, strong, hard) |
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