Definition for Toughen:

• To make or become tough.

Synonyms for Toughen:

• v.

  •acclimate (verb)
  • accustom,
  • harden,
  • habituate.
  •harden (verb)
  • gird,
  • ossify,
  • fossilize,
  • petrify,
  • fortify,
  • brace,
  • buttress,
  • calcify,
  • bake,
  • callous,
  • consolidate,
  • stiffen,
  • steel,
  • vitrify,
  • nerve.
  •reinforce (verb)
  • prop,
  • energize,
  • support,
  • beef up.
  •strengthen (verb)
  • invigorate,
  • enliven,
  • vivify,
  • empower.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • reinforcement,
  • intensify,
  • Caseharden,
  • bolster.
  •
  • indurate,
  • acclimatize.
  •
  • acclimate.
  •
  • surge.
  •
  • firm.
  •acclimate
  • Climatize.
  •endure
  • weather.
  •Other relevant words:
  • nourish,
  • be tough,
  • rejuvenate,
  • restrengthen,
  • hardening,
  • anneal,
  • lapidify,
  • hearten,
  • erode,
  • acclimatise,
  • discipline,
  • build up,
  • rug,
  • endure,
  • Enure,
  • brutalize,
  • vitalize,
  • treat,
  • make difficult,
  • refresh,
  • develop,
  • encourage,
  • annealing,
  • hardened,
  • enhance,
  • tauten,
  • sustain,
  • confirm,
  • reinvigorate,
  • corroborate,
  • brace up,
  • undergird,
  • tempering,
  • innervate,
  • armor,
  • rigidify,
  • coarsen.

Paraphrases for Toughen:

• Equivalence

  • Verb, base form
    harden.

• Independent

  • Verb, base form
    strengthen, strengthened, sharpen, intensify, heighten, exacerbate, enhance, enhanced, bolster, reinvigorate, deepen, increase.

• Other Related

  • Verb, base form
    tighten, stiffen, reinforce, reinforcing, emphasize, Re-enforce.

Antonyms for Toughen:

• v.

  • harden
    melt, liquefy.
  • reinforce
    subtract, take away, weaken.
  • strengthen
    discourage, dissuade, dishearten.
  • temper
    bend.
  • tighten
    loosen, loose, relax, free, let go, release.
  • toughen
    flex, tenderize, soften.
  • Other antonyms:
    enfeeble, debilitate, enervate, damage, sensitize, hurt, exhaust, paralyze, ameliorate, undermine, cripple, undercut, emasculate, ease, harm, wear out, moderate, injure, break down, sap, incapacitate, hamstring, impair, lessen.

Hypernym for Toughen:

• v.

  • change
    season, harden.

Hyponym for Toughen:

• v.

  • change
    strengthen.