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Synonyms for rough

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for rough

having a surface that is not smooth

consisting of or covered with large particles

causing sharp, often prolonged discomfort

hard to deal with or get out of

marked by vigorous physical exertion

disagreeable to the sense of hearing

in a primitive state; not domesticated or cultivated; produced by nature

not perfected, elaborated, or completed

lacking expert, careful craftsmanship

to be rough or brutal with

rough in: to draw up a preliminary plan or version of

rough up: to injure or damage, as by abuse or heavy wear

a preliminary plan or version, as of a written work

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Synonyms for rough

the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short

prepare in preliminary or sketchy form

having or caused by an irregular surface

(of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse

not quite exact or correct

full of hardship or trials

violently agitated and turbulent

unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

ready and able to resort to force or violence

of the margin of a leaf shape

causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

not shaped by cutting or trimming

not carefully or expertly made

not perfected

unpleasantly stern

unkind or cruel or uncivil

with roughness or violence ('rough' is an informal variant for 'roughly')

with rough motion as over a rough surface

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