Coarse

/kɔːs/

Synonyms for "coarse" (415 found)

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Closest matches (83)

Adjective(15 words)

vulgar abrasiveabrasive toneapproximate asperbarbarous communitiesbawdier bawdiest botchy brasher brut chunkiestcoarse groundcommon crassest

Noun(5 words)

abradant barnyardbrute forceburlap clomping

acerb acerbic acrid adamic amaroidal animal animalistic arrested astringent backward barbarian barbaric barbarous base bawdy beastlike beastly bestial bitterbitter as gall

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Adjective(1 words)

bad

Strong matches (125)

Adjective(27 words)

crudecrude editcrude tastecruder crudest crusty dullest earthiest earthlierearthy humorearthy languageearthy noteearthy termearthy tone colorgrainy texturegranular gravelly grittiest gritty harsh

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hempen hoydenish imprecise indiscretejordisk färglewderlow microscopicity

crusty dense dirty doggerel doric dry dysphemistic earthy embryonic fallen fat filthy fleshly foul foul-mouthedfourth classfourth-class frank fullfull bodied

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full-bodied furious gaudy glaring gothic graceless grained grainy granular granulated gritty gross gruff gutter guttural hard harsh harsh-sounding heavy heavyset hoarse homespun horripilant husky ignoble ill-bred ill-mannered immodest impolite improper impurein bad tastein embryoin ovoin the roughinconcinnate inconcinnous inconsiderate incorrect indecent indecorous indelicate inelegant inequal inexpert infelicitous inferior insensitive irregular jolty kitschy lapsed lascivious lewd libidinous linsey-woolsey loud loutish louty lowlow classlow gradelow testlow-class low-grade low-quality low-test lumpy massive material

Verb(3 words)

daubed debased gritted

Noun(5 words)

fustian gravel grugru gunny mackinaw

Related words (207)

materialistic mean meretricious metallicmickey mousenasty nonspiritual obscene offensive orgiastic outlandish oversimple paltry paw physical pimply pitted plebeian pocky poor

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postlapsarian potholed prentice prickly primitive profane prurient pungent punk racy raffish ragged raging rank raucid raucous raunchy raw reductionistic reductive ribald ripply rough rough-cast rough-grained rough-hewn roughcast roughhewn roughneck roupy rowdy rude rudimental rudimentary ruffled rutted rutty scatological scratchy scurriloussecond bestsecond classsecond ratesecond-best second-class second-rate seedy sensational sexy shabby shagged shaggy sharp shoddy simplistic smutty sour squawking squawky stertorous stormy strangled stunted swinish tacky tactless tart tasteless tawdry tempestuous textured thick thick-bodied thicksetthird classthird ratethird-class third-ratethree dimensionalthree-dimensional throaty tinny trashy turbulent unblown uncivil uncivilized uncourtly uncouth uncultivated uncultured uncut underdeveloped undeveloped undignified uneuphonious uneven unfashioned unfelicitous unfeminine unfinished unformed ungenteel ungentle ungentlemanly ungraceful unhewn unkempt unlabored unladylike unlevel unlicked unpolished unprocessed unrefined unseemly unsmooth unsolicitous unspiritual untreated ununiform unworked unwrought vile viscous vulgar vulgarian wild wimpled

Noun(15 words)

most texturalmost vulgarphilistine plebeian romneyrough cutrough lumberrough rock surfacerough surfacerougheningrude replysandpaper sandpapering slapstickthe crude

Adjective(38 words)

plebeian inhabitantplebeian romanraggeder raspier raspy raunchier raunchiestraw woolrawest roughrough guessrough woodrough-cut rough-edged roughest roughish ruder ruggedsandy texturescabrous

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scratchiest scurrilous stodgiest sulfurous uncivilizeduncivilized talkuncouth uncultured unprofessionalunrefined tasteunruly unsubtlevulgar behaviorvulgar termsvulgarest wirier wiriest wiry

Adjective(1 words)

randy

Verb(4 words)

rasped roughed roughnecked vulgarized

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

6 entries

behavior estimation language measurement surface texture

More specific

7 entries

approximationballpark figurecrudeness granular grittyrough estimatevulgarity

Collocations

6 entries

coarse clothcoarse graincoarse languagecoarse saltcoarse sandcoarse texture

Inflections

2 entries

coarser coarsest

Derivations

2 entries

coarsen coarseness

Antonyms

1 entries

fine

similar

17 entries

coarse-grained farinaceous grainy granular granulated granulose gritty inferior large-grained loose mealy open plush-like plushy rough unrefined

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Sample sentences

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Soft wool is more expensive than coarse wool and both are superior to synthetics made of nylon.

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He is coarse in manner.

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Her dress was made of coarse wool.

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Her skin is coarse from years of working outdoors.

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