rough

Synonyms

• rough inprepare in preliminary or sketchy form
• rough outprepare in preliminary or sketchy form

• "he was pushed roughly aside"
• "they treated him rough"

Synonyms

• roughly(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly'); with rough motion as over a rough surface

• "ride rough"

Synonyms

• roughly(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly'); with rough motion as over a rough surface

• "trees with rough bark"
• "rough ground"
• "rough skin"
• "rough blankets"
• "his unsmooth face"

Synonyms

• unsmoothhaving or caused by an irregular surface

• "she was a diamond in the rough"
• "rough manners"

• "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"
• "a rough guess"
• "a ballpark estimate"

Synonyms

• approximatebe close or similar; judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); not quite exact or correct; very close in resemblance; located close together
• approximativenot quite exact or correct

• "the rocky road to success"
• "they were having a rough time"

Synonyms

• rockyabounding in rocks or stones; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements; liable to rock; full of hardship or trials

• "boisterous winds and waves"
• "the fierce thunders roar me their music- Ezra Pound"
• "rough weather"
• "rough seas"

Synonyms

• boisterousnoisy and lacking in restraint or discipline; full of rough and exuberant animal spirits; violently agitated and turbulent
• fiercemarked by extreme and violent energy; marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; ruthless in competition; violently agitated and turbulent

• "a gravelly voice"

Synonyms

• gratingunpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air ; a frame of iron bars to hold a fire ; optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel grooves in it
• gravellyabounding in small stones; unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
• raspinguttering in an irritated tone ; unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
• raspyunpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
• scratchycausing abrasion ; easily irritated or annoyed; lacking consistency; unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

• "pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance- Herman Melville"
• "they were rough and determined fighting men"

Synonyms

• pugnacioustough and callous by virtue of experience ; ready and able to resort to force or violence

• "having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped"

• "a rough ride"

Synonyms

• rockyabounding in rocks or stones; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements; liable to rock; full of hardship or trials
• bumpycausing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements; covered with or full of bumps
• joltycausing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
• joltingcausing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
• jumpybeing in a tense state ; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

• "an uncut diamond"
• "rough gemstones"

Synonyms

• uncutnot trimmed; (used of grass or vegetation) not cut down with a hand implement or machine; not shaped by cutting or trimming; (of pages of a book) having adjacent leaves still joined at the fore edge; not cut ; not cut; complete

• "managed to make a crude splint"
• "a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them"
• "rough carpentry"

Synonyms

• crudea dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons ; not carefully or expertly made; conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; not refined or processed; belonging to an early stage of technical development; devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; not processed or subjected to analysis

• "a rough draft"
• "a few rough sketches"

• "wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus"
• "the nomad life is rough and hazardous"

Synonyms

• harshunpleasantly stern; unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses; of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles; unkind or cruel or uncivil; severe; sharply disagreeable

• "had harsh words"
• "a harsh and unlovable old tyrant"
• "a rough answer"

Synonyms

• harshunpleasantly stern; unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses; of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles; unkind or cruel or uncivil; severe; sharply disagreeable