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View definitions for tough going

tough going

adjective as in strenuous

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Example Sentences

For with Norris at the far end of the ridge, there would be several hours of tough going, he surmised.

It was tough going, but it had its good side—there were not many people abroad.

Getting you back here, without Huth spotting the old heli I picked up once at a deserted settlers' camp was real tough going.

Doc thinks he may pull through but its going to be tough going.

It was tough going over the rocks, but they were soon out of the wash, and the footing was a little better.

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On this page you'll find 25 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tough going, such as: arduous, demanding, exhausting, laborious, taxing, and uphill.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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