Roughen

/ˈɹʌfən/

Synonyms for "roughen" (84 found)

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Closest matches (17)

Verb(5 words)

abrade abraded agitate bristle burred

agitate beatbeat upboss churnchurn upcoarsen

Noun(5 words)

burring burrs chap chapping chaps

Strong matches (25)

Verb(6 words)

coarsen coarsened coarsens frustrate harden irritate

Noun(2 words)

coarsening jags

convulse disarrange discompose disquiet disturb excite ferment flurry fret gnarl grain granulate horripilate knob paddle perturb

Adjective(1 words)

gnarled

Related words (42)

perturbate pimple rile ripple roil roughrough upruffle rumple shakeshake upsmooth stirstir upstud swirl tooth trouble upset whip

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whip upwhiskwork up

Verb(7 words)

roughed sandblasted scarified scarifies scarify scrape scuff

Noun(10 words)

roughing sandblasting sandblasts scarifying scuffing stonewashsurface-area coatedtexturetexture differencetexturing

Adjective(2 words)

textured unpolished

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

6 entries

action behavior changechange surfaceprocess verb

More specific

10 entries

abrasion bristle erosion flare friction intensify rasping scraping scuffing weathering

Collocations

5 entries

roughen by abrasionroughen edgesroughen textureroughen the surfaceroughen wood surface

Inflections

3 entries

roughened roughening roughens

Derivations

2 entries

roughened roughening

Antonyms

1 entries

smooth

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The wind began to roughen the surface of the sea.

Source: wiktionary

They roughened the edges of the stone to give it a rustic look.

Source: wiktionary

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