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rough
adjective as in uneven, irregular
adjective as in stormy; not quiet
Weak matches
blustery, boisterous, cacophonous, discordant, furious, gruff, hoarse, inclement, inharmonious, raucous, squally, stridulent, tempestuous, tumultuous, unmusical
adjective as in rude, impolite
Strongest matches
coarse, cruel, hard, harsh, nasty, raw, tough, unpleasant, unpolished, violent
Weak matches
bearish, boisterous, boorish, brusque, churlish, crass, crusty, curt, discourteous, drastic, hairy, ill-mannered, improper, inconsiderate, indecorous, indelicate, inelegant, loud, loutish, severe, unceremonious, uncivil, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unfeeling, ungracious, unjust, unmannerly, unrefined, untutored, vulgar
adjective as in basic, incomplete
Strongest matches
hard, raw, sketchy, unpolished
Weak matches
austere, cursory, formless, rough-and-ready, roughhewn, rudimentary, shapeless, uncompleted, unfashioned, unfinished, unformed, unhewn, unprocessed, unrefined, unwrought
Example Sentences
After a rough stretch in court, there are at least three different ways the department’s case against Comey could be upended, if not dismissed outright, in the coming weeks.
“It was very rough and ready,” Mr. McCartney acknowledges.
But it still may be a rough ride.
But it still may be a rough ride.
But even those good feelings could face a test amid a rough November on Wall Street.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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