Synonyms for roughness

noun

1. The quality of being rough on the surface

   unevenness, coarseness, brokenness, bumpiness, break, crack, ragged edge, scarification, irregularity, scratch, nick, raggedness, jaggedness, crinkledness, wrinkledness, shagginess, bushiness, beardedness, hairiness, bristling, woolliness; see also hole 2.

   Antonyms regularity*, smoothness, evenness.

2. The quality of being rough in conduct

   harshness, severity, hardness, coarseness, rudeness, brusqueness, incivility, crudity.

   Antonyms kindness*, gentility, courtesy.