TOUCHY Antonyms

• (of weather) free from storm or wind

• steadiness of mind under stress

• wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale

• not agitated; without losing self-possession

• make calm or still

• make steady

• become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation

• cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to

• not hurried or forced

• not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship

• relaxed and informal in attitude or standards

• not responsive to physical stimuli

• deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive

• unhurried and relaxed

• marked by blithe unconcern

• without strain or anxiety

• recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like

• elastic; rebounds readily

• not making concessions

• having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

• substantially made or constructed

• not given to gentleness or sentimentality

• physically toughened

• resistant to cutting or chewing

• someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing

• an aggressive and violent young criminal

• a cruel and brutal fellow

• very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution

• substantially made or constructed

• violent and lawless

• feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')

• unfortunate or hard to bear

• making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

• (chemistry) not reacting chemically

• not tending to react to stimulation