Contestant and Tough

Contestant

Contestant noun - One who strives for the same thing as another.

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Tough and contestant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tough" instead a noun "Contestant".

Nearby Words: contest, contestation, contesting

Tough noun - A violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang.

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Contestant and tough are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contestant" instead a noun "Tough".

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

old	old contestant	old tough
female	female contestant	female tough
many	many contestant	many tough
strong	strong contestant	strong tough
Other adjectives: real, weak, new, final, random.

When he's not going for Self-Deprecation, he'll usually deadpan something, like jokingly asking a very loud contestant to "speak up", or saying something like "now this is going to be really tough" when a contestant's letters reveal the bonus puzzle entirely.

Source: Deadpan Snarker / Live-Action TV
The Runner-Up Takes It All: Despite falling short from winning the fourth season of Tough Enough, The Miz is the only contestant from the show to become the WWE Champion.

Source: Wrestling / The Miz
DJ, a first season contestant does not look camp at all and his physical composition makes him look strong in tough but he is a soft spoken and sensitive guy.

Source: Ambiguously Gay / Western Animation

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