Rougher Synonyms and Antonyms

Lacking expert, careful craftsmanship
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. ruder
  2. rawer
  3. cruder
Having or caused by an irregular surface
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. coarser
  2. jumpier
  3. harsher
  4. knottier
  5. woollier
  6. craggier
  7. hairier
  8. rockier
  9. sharper
Antonyms:
  1. smoother
Not perfected, elaborated, or completed
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. sketchier
In a primitive state; not domesticated or cultivated; produced by nature
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. wilder
Unpleasantly stern
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. severer
  2. sterner
  3. raspier
  4. harsher
  5. hoarser
  6. scratchier
  7. wilder
  8. tougher
  9. stormier
  10. sketchier
  11. ruder
  12. rowdier
  13. rockier
  14. lumpier
  15. stricter
  16. hazier
  17. harder
  18. hairier
  19. gruffer
  20. crustier
  21. cruder
  22. craggier
  23. coarser
  24. burlier
  25. blunter
Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. ruder
  2. scratchier
  3. grosser
  4. coarser
  5. cruder
  6. raspier
Antonyms:
  1. nicer
  2. gentler
  3. politer
Marked by vigorous physical exertion
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. tougher
Violently agitated and turbulent; ; - Ezra Pound
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. stormier
  2. wilder
  3. fiercer
  4. uglier
  5. heavier
  6. dirtier
Antonyms:
  1. calmer
  2. finer
  3. milder
Hard to deal with or get out of
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. stickier
  2. trickier
Causing sharp, often prolonged discomfort
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. severer
  2. harsher
  3. harder
  4. bitterer
Requiring great or extreme bodily, mental, or spiritual strength
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. weightier
  2. tougher
  3. severer
  4. heavier
  5. harder
Of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. grittier
  2. grainier
  3. coarser
Antonyms:
  1. smoother
  2. completer
Not carefully or expertly made
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. cruder
Full of hardship or trials
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. rockier

Rougher Sentence Examples

  • Manners at that time were rougher than at present.

  • The lurcher is a dog with the general shape of a greyhound, but with a heavier body, larger ears and rougher coat.

  • Day-Lewis is of Irish and Jewish descent, which subjected him to teasing and bullying by some of the rougher boys in the neighborhood.

  • The shirt would still be linen, but of a thicker, rougher weave.

  • Girls with gender identity disorder are bored by ordinary female pastimes and prefer the rougher types of play typically associated with boys, such as contact sports.

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