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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
England's Aaron Rai was made to carry his own bag from tee to green after his caddie hit the putting surface with her tee shot, while he ended up in the rough.
Figures collected by the charity indicate the number of women sleeping rough on the streets of Belfast had more than tripled in five years - from 17 in 2019/20 to 65 in 2024/25.
Brook, like Stokes and McCullum, is street-smart - hardened by playing in Yorkshire's tough men's leagues by the age of 13 - and rough around the edges.
Ms Evans has been given a rough idea of where she will be working - the Trent area, which spans almost all of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire - but no further clues.
Luka Doncic bounced back from a rough game in a loss to the Warriors and a miserable first quarter Friday to get back in rhythm in a win over the New Orleans Pelicans.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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