Rough

/ɹʌf/

Synonyms for "rough" (848 found)

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Closest matches (170)

Adjective(36 words)

approximate crude harsh abrasiveabrasive toneamateurish angriestapproximate locationapproximate logicapproximate methodapproximate ruleapproximative asper barbarousbarbarous communitiesboisterous botchy brasher bumpier bumpiest

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bumpy butcherly chapped choppier coarsecoarse detailscoarse groundcoarse tastecoarseness coarser coarsestcoarsest groundcraggier cruddycrude editcrude taste

Adjective(3 words)

abrasive asperous coarse

abrupt abstruse abuse acerb acerbic acid acidulous acrid acrimonious acute aggressive agitated amaroidal angular approximate arduous arrested arriviste asperous assault

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astringent attack austere babbitt back backward bad barbarian barbaric batter battler bearish beastlybeat upbelabor belligerentbelted knightbickerer biting bitterbitter as gallbladeblock outblueprint bluff blunt blustering blustery boisterous boor boss bouncy bounder bourgeois brash brassy bravo brawler brazen brief broad brokenbroken groundbroken waterbrokenly brouillon bruise brusque brutal brutally brutishly bucko buffet bully bullyboy bumpy cacophonous cad capricious careening cartoon catchy caustic cavalier changeable changing chart choked chop choppily choppy churl churlish clown coarse coarse-grained coarsen combatant competitor complex contender contestant copy corduroycorduroy roadcorrugated corrugation cracked cragged craggy crass critical croaking croakycross grainedcross-grained crude

Adverb(1 words)

approx

Noun(8 words)

approximate resultback of envelope ruleballparkbarbarian customsbrute buffeting burlapconceptual model sketch

Verb(5 words)

approximated approximating brusquer burred churned

Strong matches (254)

Adjective(36 words)

cruder crudestdirt-road routedraft copydraftier estimatedestimated valueestimated valuesfiercefreehand measurementfrictional weargnarliestgrainy texturegrating gravelly grittiest gruffer grungy hackishhaphazard counting

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hempen imprecise inaccurateinaccurate reportinexactinexact unitinformal guessingirregular cutirregular edgeirregular shapesirregularity jagged jaggedest jolting jolty jumpy

cruel crusty cursory curt cutthroat cutting delicate delineation demanding design desperado desultory deviating deviative deviatory devil diagram different difficile difficult

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dirty disconnected discontinuous discordant discourteous disorderly disputant disrespectful divaricate divergent diversifieddo violence todo wrong bydo wrong todouble edgeddouble-edged dour draft drastic draught draughtsman draughty drawing dry duelist earthy ebauche eccentric edged elevation embryonic enforcer epicier erose erratic escharotic esquisse exacting excessive exorbitant extravagant extreme fencer feuder fierce fighterfighting cockfigure firm fitful flickering fluctuating foggy foilsman formidable formless foul furious gamecock gaudy general gladiator gnarl goongoose bumpsgoose pimplesgooseflesh gorilla grained grainy granular granulate granulated graph grating great grim gritty grossground plangroundling gruff gunman guttering guttersnipe guttural hairy halting hardhard earnedhard foughthard-earned hard-fought harsh harsh-soundingharum scarumharum-scarum hastyhatchet manhazy heavyhell raiserhell-raiser hellcat herculean herky-jerky heteroclite hoarse homespun hood hoodlum hooligan horripilant horripilate horripilationhouse planhusky ichnography ill-bredill-bred fellowill-mannered ill-treat ill-use immethodical immoderate imperfect impolite improper impulsivein embryoin ovoin the roughincisive inclement incomplete inconsiderate inconsistent inconstant indecent indecorous indelicate inelegant inequal inexact inharmonious injure intemperate intense intermittent intermitting intricate ironbound irregular irregularly irritating jagged jaggedly jarring jawbreaking jerky jogglety joggling joggly jolting jolty jouster keen killer knight knobknock aboutknock-down-and-drag-outknockabout knotted

Noun(14 words)

dirt roaddraft diagramfustiangauged property setgauging gravel gripping grugru grunge gunny hackinghard landinghard shovejostling

Verb(5 words)

eyeballed gritted guesstimated guesstimating kluged

Adjective(5 words)

gimped harsh irregular jagged jaggy

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knotty laborious lambastelay onlinsey-woolsey looby loose lop loud lout loutish lowlow fellowlumpy lurchingmad dogmalodorous maltreat manhandlemark out

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maul mean merciless mercurial meretricious metallic militant miscreant mishandle mistreat mock-up molest mordacious mordant motley mucker mug mutableno picnicnonconformist nonstandard nonuniformnose ticklingnose-ticklingnot easynouveau richeobscene operose outline outrage outrageous oversimple parvenu patchy pattern peasant penetrating philistine picnic piercing pimple pimply piquant pitted plotplug uglyplug-ugly pluralistic pocky poignant pommel pornographic potholed primitive profile projection proximate pummel pungent punk quarreler quick ragged raggedly raging rambling rambunctious rampageous rank rasping raucid raucous raw reductionistic reductive regrettable ribald ridiculous rigorous rioter ripple ripply rival roiled roisterous rollicking ropy rottenrough draftrough uprough-and-readyrough-and-tumblerough-cast rough-grained rough-hewn roughcast roughen roughhewn roughly roughneck round roupy rowdy rude rudimental rudimentary ruffian ruffled rugged rustic rusty rutted rutty sabreur sandpaper savage savagely scabrous scaly scathing scraggy scrapper scrappy scratch scufflerset with thornssevere sexy shagged shaggy shapeless sharp short simplistic skeleton sketch sketchy slavish smutty snatchy snippy solid sour spartan spasmatic spasmic spasmodic spastic spiny splitting sporadic spotty squabbler squawking squawky stabbing staggering steep stentorian stern stertorous sticky stiff stinging stormy strangled streetfighter strenuous strident stridulous stringent strongstrong armstrong-arm manstrong-armer struggler stud stunted surly swashbuckler sword swordplayer swordsman table tactless tart tempestuous textured thick thorny thrash throaty thug ticklish tight tilter tinny toilsome tough trace trenchant tricksy tricky truculent trying turbulent tussler unbecoming unblown uncertain uncivil uncivilized uncompleted unconscionable uncouth uncultivated uncultured uncut undecorous underdeveloped undeveloped undressed unequable unequal uneven unevenly unfair unfashioned unfeeling unfinished unformed unfortunate ungentle ungentlemanly ungodly ungracious unhewn unjust unkempt unlabored unladylike unlevel unlicked unlucky unmethodical unmetrical unmusical unorthodox unpleasant unpolished unprocessed unrefined unregular unrhythmical unseemly unsettled unshaped unsmooth unsparing unstable unsteady unsystematic untoward untreated ununiform unworked unwrought uphill upstart vague variable variegated variform various varying veering vehement venomous violent violently virulent vitriolic vulgar vulgarian vulgarist wallop wandering washboard wavering wicked wild wimpled wobbling wobblyworking drawingwrangler yahoo yokel

Adjective(63 words)

loose fileslow microscopicitymakeshift near pebbled pebbly pimpledprimitive artprimitive civilizationprimitive weaponpugnaciousquick sketchraggeder raggediest raggedyramshackle arrangementraspier raspiest rasping raspy

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raw data valuesraw woolrockier rockyrough estimaterough guessworkroughest roughish roughness rounded roundish ruffianly rugged ruggedness scrappier scrappiest scratchiest scratchy sketchier sketchiest stormierstormy seastextural classtroubled troublous unadjusteduncalibrated weighingunceremoniousuncrafty artuncutundetermined massunevenunfinished sketchunmade decisionsunplaned stockunpolished societyunpolished stoneunrefined timberunsandedunsculpted formunsmooth wartier wartlike

Noun(23 words)

physical toy modelplunking primitiveraw survey resultsroughening roundrugged coastsandpapering scags scouring scratch scratching scrawled scribbling scrumpy sharkskinshoving gesturesketch diagramsnapshot datathe crude

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uncooked foodwild guesswireframe layout

Verb(10 words)

rasped riggedrough inrough outroughed roughhoused scrabbled scribbled shoving sketched

Adverb(1 words)

roughly

Adjective(9 words)

rugged rugose salebrous scabrous scraggy shagged squarrose uneven unsmooth

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

10 entries

approximation behavior estimateland sitemanner prepare property site surface texture

More specific

11 entries

abrasive remarkballpark figurebumpy surfacecoarse texturecoarsenessjagged edgerough calculationrough guessrough handlingruggedness unevenness

Collocations

8 entries

rough draftrough edgerough estimaterough roadrough surfacerough terrainrough texturerough weather

Inflections

3 entries

rougher roughest roughs

Derivations

4 entries

roughen roughish roughly roughness

Antonyms

1 entries

smooth

similar

115 entries

abrasive aggressive alligatored barky bidentate biserrate bouldered bouldery broken bullate bumpy cacophonic cacophonous chapped ciliate ciliated

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The sea got rough, so that we had to give up fishing.

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We had a rough crossing on an old ferry.

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We had a rough time.

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My job search is really going rough. I don't have any connections.

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