239 entries under severe topic. ×
| unpermissive(adjective, firm, harsh, rigid) | |
| uptight(adjective, firm, harsh, rigid) | |
| cold fish(expression, adjective, mean, hard) | |
| abusive(adjective, hard, sharp, nasty) | |
| asperous(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| cacophonous(adjective, rough, bleak, stark) | |
| caterwauling(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| clashing(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| cracked(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| creaking(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| croaking(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| dead set(expression, adjective, firm, harsh) | |
| disagreeing(adjective, heavy, rich, bleak) | |
| discordant(adjective, rough, bleak, stark) | |
| dissonant(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| earsplitting(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| easier said than done(expression, idiom, painful, problematic) | |
| galling(painful, problematic, trying) | |
| gargantuan(strong, powerful, painful, problematic) | |
| glaring(adjective, awful, terrible, shocking) |
For more, visit
Tough on
Power Thesaurus
| APA | Smart Define. (2016). tough thesaurus. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/tough/thesaurus/synonyms |
| Chicago | Smart Define. 2016. "tough thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/tough/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 29, 2026). |
| Harvard | Smart Define 2016, tough thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 29 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/tough/thesaurus/synonyms>. |
| MLA | Smart Define. "tough thesaurus" 30 March 2016. Web. 29 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/tough/thesaurus/synonyms> |