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Rough
see synonyms of roughNoun
1. rough
the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
Verb
Adjective
3. rough, unsmooth
having or caused by an irregular surface
Example Sentences:'trees with rough bark''rough ground''rough skin''rough blankets''his unsmooth face'
4. rough
(of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse
Example Sentences:'she was a diamond in the rough''rough manners'
5. approximate, approximative, rough
not quite exact or correct
Example Sentences:'the approximate time was 10 o'clock''a rough guess''a ballpark estimate'
6. rocky, rough
full of hardship or trials
Example Sentences:'the rocky road to success''they were having a rough time'
7. boisterous, fierce, rough
violently agitated and turbulent
Example Sentences:'boisterous winds and waves''the fierce thunders roar me their music''rough weather''rough seas'
8. grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough, scratchy
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
Example Sentences:'a gravelly voice'
9. pugnacious, rough
ready and able to resort to force or violence
Example Sentences:'pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance''they were rough and determined fighting men'
10. rough
of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
11. bumpy, jolting, jolty, jumpy, rocky, rough
causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
Example Sentences:'a rough ride'
12. rough, uncut
not shaped by cutting or trimming
Example Sentences:'an uncut diamond''rough gemstones'
13. crude, rough
not carefully or expertly made
Example Sentences:'managed to make a crude splint''a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them''rough carpentry'
14. rough
not perfected
Example Sentences:'a rough draft''a few rough sketches'
15. harsh, rough
unpleasantly stern
Example Sentences:'wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus''the nomad life is rough and hazardous'
16. harsh, rough
unkind or cruel or uncivil
Example Sentences:'had harsh words''a harsh and unlovable old tyrant''a rough answer'
Adverb
17. rough, roughly
with roughness or violence (rough' is an informal variant for roughly')
Example Sentences:'he was pushed roughly aside''they treated him rough'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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