Brave and Tough

Brave

Brave adjective - Feeling or displaying no fear by temperament.

Tough and brave are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tough" instead an adjective "Brave".

Nearby Words: bravery, bravely, braved, braving

Tough

Tough adjective - Not easily chewed.

Brave and tough are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brave" instead an adjective "Tough".

Nearby Words: toughness, toughen, toughening, tougher, toughed

Both words in one sentence

  • Miles Gloriosus Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is a variant: he's an arrogant blowhard, but he's also as tough and brave as he says.
  • Literature / Rumo & His Miraculous Adventures Bad Ass: Rumo, Rolv, DeLucca, and Urs, but Wolpertings in general are brave and tough, and nearly all are superb fighters.
  • Slave to PR Mind you, Anti Heroes do prefer a fearsome, rebellious reputation, but that has more to do with appearing brave and tough than good/evil.
    Source: Slave to PR
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