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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bumpy, weathered |
| Synonyms: | asperous, broken, coarse, craggy, difficult, furrowed, harsh, hilly, irregular, jagged, leathery, lumpy, mountainous, ragged, rocky, rough, roughhewn, scabrous, scraggy, stark, uneven, unlevel, unpolished, unrefined, unsmooth, weather-beaten, worn, wrinkled |
| Antonyms: | even, flat, level, smooth |
| Main Entry: | rugged |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncouth, crude |
| Synonyms: | barbarous, blunt, boorish, churlish, graceless, ill-bred, loutish, rude, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined |
| Antonyms: | courteous, nice, refined, sophisticated |
| Main Entry: | rugged |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | difficult, rigorous |
| Synonyms: | arduous, demanding, exacting, formidable, hairy*, hard, harsh, heavy sledding, heavy*, knotty, laborious, large order, mean, murder*, no picnic, operose, rough, stern, strenuous, taxing, tough, trying, uncompromising, uphill |
| Antonyms: | easy, facile |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rugged |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | big, strong |
| Synonyms: | able-bodied, athletic, brawny, energetic, forceful, hale, hardy, healthy, husky, indefatigable, lusty, muscular, robust, sturdy, tough, unflagging, vigorous, well-built |
| Antonyms: | small, tiny, weak |
| Main Entry: | bitter |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | painful, distressing |
| Synonyms: | afflictive, annoying, bad, brutal, calamitous, cruel, dire, disagreeable, displeasing, distasteful, disturbing, galling, grievous, hard, harsh, heartbreaking, hurtful, inclement, intemperate, intense, merciless, offensive, poignant, provoking, rigorous, rugged, ruthless, savage, severe, sharp, stinging, unpalatable, unpleasant, vexatious, woeful |
| Antonyms: | good, helping, wonderful |
| Main Entry: | bumpy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rough |
| Synonyms: | choppy, corrugated, jarring, jerky, knobby, lumpy, potholed, rugged, rutted, uneven |
| Main Entry: | coarse |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rough, unrefined |
| Synonyms: | chapped, coarse-grained, crude, grainy, granular, harsh, homespun, impure, inferior, loose, lumpy, mediocre, particulate, poor quality, rough-hewn, rugged, unfinished, unpolished, unprocessed, unpurified |
| Antonyms: | delicate, refined, smooth, soft |
| Main Entry: | craggy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | jagged |
| Synonyms: | asperous, broken, cragged, harsh, precipitous, rock-bound, rocky, rough, rugged, scabrous, scraggy, stony, uneven, unlevel, unsmooth |
| Antonyms: | flat, smooth |
| Main Entry: | energetic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | full of life; forceful |
| Synonyms: | active, aggressive, animated, ball of fire, breezy, brisk, demoniac, driving, dynamic, enterprising, forcible, fresh, hardy, high-powered, indefatigable, industrious, kinetic, lively, lusty, peppy, potent, powerful, red-blooded, rugged, snappy, spirited, sprightly, spry, stalwart, strenuous, strong, sturdy, tireless, tough, unflagging, untiring, vigorous, vital, vivacious, zippy |
| Antonyms: | idle, inactive, lazy, lethargic, lifeless, slow, sluggish, tired |
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