Reverse Dictionary

Reverse Dictionary

examples: unpleasantly moist, using pretentious words, inhabitant of earth

Click words for definitions

hide tough cookie hidden toughen sinewy macaroon shortbread hard-nosed tender hard-bitten gingerbread tendon snap wafer magic cookie hermit toughie hard ruffian hard-boiled harden ligament gingersnap rattan biscuit hard-ass kiss animal cracker rind roughneck leatherwood hardy cooky hard-fisted ash leathery hardened string shard hickory ballsy bruiser lebkuchen lemonwood sandwich biscuit withy tuff leatherjacket fortune cookie drop cookie hemp teacake toughness gristle

words continue after advertisement

choc chip cookie pomegranate hard–nosed vinyl jumble tenacious tollhouse cookie moleskin brittle cartilage strong coriaceous catgut hoodlum horny walrus lancewood toughish oak cartilaginous bark lash stout parchment fibrous springerle cobalt esparto nut sclera wiry perisarc shark (as) tough as old boots celluloid greaser crescent cookie-cutter tea cake rough trade badass hang hard case gluten tegmen hard–boiled hard–bitten kick–ass rugged nylon fibrin glassine osier cuticle periosteum hard–edged hardboiled tupelo shrink-wrap beach grass kurrajong shell byssus shaped cookie cutout cookie molded cookie munj pressed cookie rolled cookie parliament cake cookey pryanik dura mater supplejack hoof India paper hard–ass thug horn hardman hard-assed paper birch epoxy hacksaw larch b'hoy testing rude camphor core praline boxwood poromeric cannabis crocodile waterbed hard rubber bad restharrow spice nut unethical toss kipfel balloon take–no–prisoners hardcase plug-ugly starch street fighter two-fisted cast–iron toughly bulletproof iron-sided bully boy salty mammee chino Jean fibroin Frog fucus belt curly wolf gnar tough-cake rowdy ironstone ironwood stubborn fortune ropebark shortcake smart apple cone Sandy gingerbread man fig bar Rambo tough–skinned case-harden ball-breaker taw he-man teddy boy test keratose moosewood majagua hard cheese sallow depectible saran Indian hemp jacket pepperwood knapweed mangeao keratin chitin willow shield diameter prove one's mettle tough-pitch hard-nailed as hard as nails gutsy hooligan show one's mettle (as) hard as nails BAMF pugnacious stringybark silk intervertebral disk leather-like pepperidge bass thermoprene hard-edged cork pewter jade Plate vestlet tow plug–ugly hard nut gurrier case-hardened tuile brownie Florentine flurry tough pitch bizcochito cookie cutter tea biscuit crumb snickerdoodle seedcake pfeffernuss rusk gutta-percha polypropylene ngaio nephrite macho agave thick-skinned cookie press dead-end Irish horse apple core bogart supa baked good Cape ash untender melton hard-headed stringy strung gritty polynee Bedford cord hard-grained head skin field toile de ménage trace saussurite gutta–percha mica mango gnaw spring addict callous leathered Ramboesque hardballer washi calloused rest-harrow crust rubbery dura hard fist mountain leather doable hardball gizzard batch cube thrive emphatically encrust pineapple in juggle biscotto rugalach twice-baked statistics nibble cadge thugged out frequently blondie sluggish dunk balsam hickory knurly guard egg rubber roan lacewood flee cornstalk rotator cuff sinew row courbaril perspex withe-rod crack hardy elm dogwood inductile button tree cogwood integument fibrocartilage Moreton Bay ash marram grass polycarbonate rufty-tufty spearwood binder's board ted black gum customer lacquer shrink-wrapped supple-jack fell plastomer squaretail headskin withe rod silky ash shell membrane rupture pebble Dacron hardheads leatherback turtle durable head-skin sunn McQueen keep jacquard board sycamore noir man up whipcord man seahorse polyethylene terephthalate karri bony nail ecorticate armour slugfest wagenboom get-tough leverwood cagmag sherd tease somnambulate indulgence drop mean testimony implicitly culpable remorse abet repentant macaron switcheroo aisle baloney sweet muffin Levittown bar cookie cunningly wandoo conchiolin funori durmast oak Bermuda cedar bufflehorn currajong leatherroot maloo climber pykrete stud steel Trithrinax hardhay iron oak dental floss vulcanized fiber safari suit tiring piece leather trampoline boss cyst calamus epithelium sturgeon corrupt ratan Foamite bowstring hemp dirca sneezewood digraph polytetrafluoroethylene polyurethane hid palohierro nsambya crater epoxy resin gemmule bladderwrack bumelia golf ball fish paper sclerophyll temper beach pea box cheat grass kelp copper hiding limber pine hydrorubber mild steel nuts polypore skinny ribbonwood brush harrow armour plate whip fibre ionomer Alhagi paddlewood hesperidium labor Teflon drying oil cachimilla bur oak aspidistra blasting gelatin shrink–wrap white tamarind treadle American alligator rindy grass rug reach pergameneous white ironwood bagel buhrstone card gut kraft giant bamboo leatherback sea cucumber Dichotomosiphon runic enigmatic holly oak maraging steel rawhide mahoe umbilical cord wickerwork incessant gravata spiny lobster rough horsetail superbad hornbeam emasculate dilemma capsule ice-pipe ballas slug gliadin smirch purau waif sea oak flindosa baleen avellano pectic wood correlate fulfill accident confess direct digital marketing detour antecede devoid sponge Thymelaeaceae shiitake tunicate Lüders' line longleaf pine polyvinyl butyral stalk wrought iron graphite ballistic nylon interlude De Niro, Robert prognosticate partake hinder apiece conk squad needle wood cellulose propionate Marasmius nematode boomerang amnion coleopteran iron-grass indict abashed evenhanded glucose hobnob quandary Daedalea sida cactus snuffbox bean water gum bast interview marblewood plum whang tarata masticator false buckthorn mettle marri chiasmus schema dough offering sneak whimper invention elusive distribute incriminating dissembling hard fescue coachwood illustration kale Keene's cement philosophical southern buckthorn hornfels mole briar broach greenbrier austemper consolidation courage nouning guacimo peanut white willow manaca putamen browbeat white spruce casein plastic crustacean machismo gob bereft vociferous abominable flinch brunt Loricata Odobenidae ironweed grass wrest affection toa epidermis succor severe perique brawn pukatea laggard rock elm carapace cistern gumbo jeer crutch grisly problematic vinylidene resin vinyl plastic stamina caveat emptor potassium ferrocyanide Colorado River hemp zacaton Republican Party live oak mulga propitiate conifer torpor combretum artichoke concurrently morale plight dungaree exorcise relativism hibernate arrhythmic virile stern execrable Holothurioidea flinty frolic industrial acquiesce sequel soldier solvent unbearable f retrench consideration diehard explode guayabi furlough friend global grill home inspirational mite ordeal saw chiffon strengthen brawny sophisticated brash glutinous indescribable mentally neither firebrand aegis indissoluble discredit clout rod rhinoceros

Popular Searches

the wise the same but different the hesitant missionary the highest point the right thing to do the church the beginning the best example the beginning of something the best thing ever the big picture the beginning of the end the best at something the best option the bottom of the ocean the letter b the cause of something the calm before the storm the chosen one the calorie conscious the color blue the cutting of teeth the chain of an anchor the end of the world the end the end of something the end of a letter the end of a war the end of time the exact same the end of the world in the bible the entrance of a house the experience the letter e the fear of long words the first the first time the first of its kind the future the feeling of falling in love the feeling of being lost the feeling of not belonging the fact that the first time something happens the greater good the greatest the gap between rich and poor the greatest thing ever

Words For "tough cookie"

As you've probably noticed, words for "tough cookie" are listed above. According to the algorithm that drives this word similarity engine, the top 5 related words for "tough cookie" are: hide, tough, cookie, hidden, and toughen. There are 725 other words that are related to or similar to tough cookie listed above. Hopefully the generated list of words for "tough cookie" above suit your needs. If not, you might want to check out Related Words - another project of mine which uses a different technique (not though that it works best with single words, not phrases).

About Reverse Dictionary

The way Reverse Dictionary works is pretty simple. It simply looks through tonnes of dictionary definitions and grabs the ones that most closely match your search query. For example, if you type something like "longing for a time in the past", then the engine will return "nostalgia". The engine has indexed several million definitions so far, and at this stage it's starting to give consistently good results (though it may return weird results sometimes). It acts a lot like a thesaurus except that it allows you to search with a definition, rather than a single word. So in a sense, this tool is a "search engine for words", or a sentence to word converter.

I made this tool after working on Related Words which is a very similar tool, except it uses a bunch of algorithms and multiple databases to find similar words to a search query. That project is closer to a thesaurus in the sense that it returns synonyms for a word (or short phrase) query, but it also returns many broadly related words that aren't included in thesauri. So this project, Reverse Dictionary, is meant to go hand-in-hand with Related Words to act as a word-finding and brainstorming toolset. For those interested, I also developed Describing Words which helps you find adjectives and interesting descriptors for things (e.g. waves, sunsets, trees, etc.).

In case you didn't notice, you can click on words in the search results and you'll be presented with the definition of that word (if available). The definitions are sourced from the famous and open-source WordNet database, so a huge thanks to the many contributors for creating such an awesome free resource.

Special thanks to the contributors of the open-source code that was used in this project: Elastic Search, @HubSpot, WordNet, and @mongodb.

Please note that Reverse Dictionary uses third party scripts (such as Google Analytics and advertisements) which use cookies. To learn more, see the privacy policy.

Recent Queries