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Synonyms for tough it out
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : tuhf |
| Phonetic Transcription : tʌf |
Top 10 synonyms for tough it out Other synonyms for the word tough it out
- abide
- be extant
- be left
- be patient with
- be resolute
- be stubborn
- bear the brunt
- brave
- carry on
- carry through
- come through
- cope with
- cut it
- face
- follow through
- follow up
- get on
- go all the way
- go the limit
- go through
- grin and bear it
- grind
- gut it out
- hang in
- hang in there
- hold on
- hold out
- insist
- keep afloat
- keep up
- last
- leave no stone unturned
- live down
- live on
- live out
- live through
- make a comeback
- make the cut
- meet with
- never say die
- obtain
- outlast
- outlive
- outwear
- perdure
- perseverate
- persevere
- persist
- prevail
- pull out of it
- pull through
- pursue
- put up with
- recover
- recur
- remain
- remain alive
- repeat
- revive
- ride out
- see through
- sit through
- stand
- stand up
- stick in there
- stick it out
- stick to guns
- stomach
- strive
- subsist
- suffer
- sustain
- swallow
- take
- take it
- tough it out
- weather
- withstand
Définition of tough it out
Origin :- Old English toh "difficult to break or chew," from Proto-Germanic *tankhuz (cf. Middle Low German tege, Middle Dutch taey, Dutch taai, Old High German zach, German zäh). See rough for spelling change.
- Figurative sense of "strenuous, difficult, hard to beat" is first recorded c.1200; that of "hard to do, trying, laborious" is from 1610s. Verb tough it "endure the experience" is first recorded 1830, American English. Tough guy first recorded 1932. Tough-minded first recorded 1907 in William James. Tough luck first recorded 1912; tough shit is from 1946.
- As in persist : verb carry on, carry through
- As in survive : verb continue to live
- As in hang tough : verb endure
Antonyms for tough it out
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