Another word for rough
rough
modif.
Not smooth
unequal, broken, coarse, choppy, ruffled, uneven, ridged, rugged, scabrous, irregular, unsanded, needing sanding, needing finishing, needing smoothing, not sanded, not smoothed, not finished, unfinished, lacking the finishing touches, bumpy, rocky, stony, jagged, grinding, knobby, sharpening, cutting, sharp, crinkled, crumpled, rumpled, scraggly, scraggy, hairy, shaggy, hirsute, bushy, tufted, bearded, woolly, nappy, unshaven, unshorn, gnarled, knotty, nodose, bristly.
Not gentle
Crude
boorish, uncivil, uncultivated; see coarse 2, rude 1.
Not quiet
buffeting, stormy, tumultuous; see stormy 1, turbulent.
Unfinished
incomplete, imperfect, unpolished; see crude 1, unfinished 1.
Approximate
inexact, imprecise, estimated; see approximate.
rough
n.
Any roughness
unevenness, irregularity, bumpiness; see roughness 1.
In golf, any unkempt part of the course
tall grass, weeds, brush, stoniness, off the fairway, fog*, jungle*.
unfinished, unrefined, rough; see crude 1, unfinished 1.
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Another word for rough
Having a surface that is not smooth:
coarse, cragged, craggy, harsh, ironbound, jagged, ragged, rugged, scabrous, uneven. See smoothConsisting of or covered with large particles:
coarse, grainy, granular, gritty. See smoothViolently disturbed or agitated, as by storms:
dirty, heavy, raging, roiled, roily, rugged, stormy, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent, ugly, violent, wild. See calmRequiring great or extreme bodily, mental, or spiritual strength:
arduous, backbreaking, burdensome, demanding, difficult, effortful, exacting, exigent, formidable, hard, heavy, laborious, onerous, oppressive, rigorous, severe, taxing, tough, trying, weighty. See heavyCausing sharp, often prolonged discomfort:
bitter, brutal, hard, harsh, severe. See comfortHard to deal with or get out of:
tight, tricky. (Informal) sticky. See easyLacking in delicacy or refinement:
barbarian, barbaric, boorish, churlish, coarse, crass, crude, gross, ill-bred, indelicate, philistine, rude, tasteless, uncivilized, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar. See courtesy, smoothMarked by vigorous physical exertion:
knockabout, rough-and-tumble, rugged, strenuous, tough. See actionDisagreeable to the sense of hearing:
dry, grating, harsh, hoarse, jarring, rasping, raspy, raucous, scratchy, squawky, strident. See soundsIn a primitive state; not domesticated or cultivated; produced by nature:
native, natural, uncultivated, undomesticated, untamed, wild. See wildNot perfected, elaborated, or completed:
preliminary, sketchy, tentative, unfinished, unperfected, unpolished. See startLacking expert, careful craftsmanship:
crude, primitive, raw, rude, unpolished. See good
To be rough or brutal with.
Also used with up: knock about (or around), manhandle, slap around. (Slang) mess up. See attack, strike
To draw up a preliminary plan or version of:
adumbrate, block in (or out), draft, outline, sketch. See planned
To injure or damage, as by abuse or heavy wear:
batter, knock about (or around), mangle1, maul. See attack, help, strike
A preliminary plan or version, as of a written work:
draft, outline, skeleton, sketch. See planned, words
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