TOUGHNESS Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

toughness

noun

Definition of toughness

as in cohesion

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Recent Examples of toughness According to Formlabs, this improves strength, toughness, heat resistance, and resistance to gradual deformation under sustained loads, while producing a harder, less tacky surface. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026 Calle, meanwhile, makes up for any size issues with toughness. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026 Hypermasculinity is not simply tied up in an individual’s behavior, but can become embedded within organizational cultures that reward toughness, dominance, risk-taking and silence. — Pietro A. Sasso, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026 The newest generation combines old-fashioned body-on-frame toughness with hybrid power, sophisticated electronics, modern safety technology and some formidable off-road engineering. — Denver Post, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for toughness

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Brand cohesion, data hygiene, governance and integration are the unsexy infrastructure that rarely makes headlines.

— Chris Koehler, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
For weeks, the talk within the team had been about cohesion, making the commitment to defend in lockstep, then relentlessly moving in lockstep and at speed on offense.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of cohesion

Noun

More recently, Eisenkot has emerged as a figure of solidity and a focus of sympathy.

— David Remnick, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026
Capturing the whole of the set-up, a Mediterranean pile on the north-west coast of Cyprus, framing its splendid size, its weighty elegance, its thrilling solidity, is challenging.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of solidity

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Technique works well in testing This strategy optimizes both the transport and perovskite layers together, driving efficiency and durability to record levels.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
Today jeans are worn worldwide and valued not only for their durability and comfort but also for their ability to transcend boundaries of class, gender, age, and national identity.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026

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