tough-skinned

adjective

Resilient; able to endure hardship or criticism, with no apparent adverse effects.

“She's tough-skinned, if she can work for slave-drivers like those guys.”

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toughthick-skinnedinsensitive
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Meanings

adjectivetough-skinned (comparative more tough-skinned, superlative most tough-skinned)

comparative more tough-skinned · superlative most tough-skinned

  1. Resilient; able to endure hardship or criticism, with no apparent adverse effects.

    She's tough-skinned, if she can work for slave-drivers like those guys.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving a relatively tough outer covering

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tough

adjectiveinsensitive to criticism

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thick-skinnedinsensitive
Also see
thick-skinned

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

tough-skinned. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tough-skinned

MLA

“tough-skinned.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tough-skinned. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tough-skinned,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tough-skinned.

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