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toughen up

VERB

condition

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accustom brainwash educate

STRONG

equip habituate inure modify practice program ready sharpen train

WEAK

build up loosen up make ready shape up tone up warm up whip into shape work out work over

Antonyms

STRONG

forget neglect

VERB

temper

Synonyms

STRONG

anneal bake braze cement chill congeal dry indurate mold petrify set solidify starch steel stiffen strengthen toughen

Antonyms

STRONG

discourage dissuade liquefy melt separate soften weaken

WEAK

aggravate agitate bend excite flex infuriate upset

Example Sentences

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You've got to toughen up and get on with it, but you know, the senior boys were great...

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

The spokesman also said the independent review would explore "how we can go even further to toughen up the safeguards in place against illicit money from abroad", including cryptocurrencies.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

City Section teams continue to struggle against Southern Section opponents in nonleague games, but many are using the strategy Birmingham has used for years to toughen up before league play begins.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025

Ministers are interested in proposals to toughen up community orders as an alternative to jail, to reduce the number of offenders in prisons.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2024

The other option is to toughen up, put up this facade.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

toughen up

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