Synonyms for Rough
18 senses across 4 parts of speech, powered by WordNet 3.0.
Words related to "Rough" (adjective) include unsmooth.
Adjective
having or caused by an irregular surface
"trees with rough bark" "rough ground" "rough skin" "rough blankets" "his unsmooth face"
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unsmooth
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(of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse
"she was a diamond in the rough" "rough manners"
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unrefined
not quite exact or correct
"the approximate time was 10 o'clock" "a rough guess" "a ballpark estimate"
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approximateapproximative
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inexact
full of hardship or trials
"the rocky road to success" "they were having a rough time"
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rocky
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difficulthard
violently agitated and turbulent
"boisterous winds and waves" "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound "rough weather" "rough seas"
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boisterousfierce
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stormy
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
"a gravelly voice"
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gratinggravellyraspingraspyscratchy
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cacophonouscacophonic
ready and able to resort to force or violence
"pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance"- Herman Melville "they were rough and determined fighting men"
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pugnacious
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aggressive
of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
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causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
"a rough ride"
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rockybumpyjoltyjoltingjumpy
not shaped by cutting or trimming
"an uncut diamond" "rough gemstones"
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uncut
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unsheared
not carefully or expertly made
"managed to make a crude splint" "a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them" "rough carpentry"
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crude
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unskilled
not perfected
"a rough draft" "a few rough sketches"
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unpolished
unpleasantly stern
"wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus" "the nomad life is rough and hazardous"
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harsh
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unpleasant
unkind or cruel or uncivil
"had harsh words" "a harsh and unlovable old tyrant" "a rough answer"
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harsh
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unkind
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smoothcut
Adverb
with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')
"he was pushed roughly aside" "they treated him rough"
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roughly
with rough motion as over a rough surface
"ride rough"
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roughly
Verb
prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
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rough inrough out
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prepare
Noun
the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
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site
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