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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
While 2025 has been a great year for stocks, the market has recently hit a rough patch.
The U.S. stock market has hit a rough patch, yet the S&P 500 index still hasn’t seen a major slump since staging a massive rebound from its April low.
The stock has dropped 43% this year, as the company has resorted to promotional activity to drive sales given a rough housing market that has depressed appliance sales.
It was an unusually rough day on Wall Street.
Thursday was again particularly rough for technology stocks, covering every part of the sector.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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