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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
The region's rough and mountainous terrain continues to hamper rescue and disaster relief operations, the government said.
It's going to be a rough ride to 26 November.
He turned to the group during a rough period after his wife died.
The terrain was so rough in one part of the Mazar valley that one helicopter failed to land after three attempts, one Taliban source said.
The Parkhead club once had a bit of a Midas Touch when it came to finding rough diamonds, polishing them up and then selling them on.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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