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rough
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- pronunciation:
- ruhf
- phrases:
- rough it
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
rougher, roughest |
| definition 1: |
having an uneven surface; not smooth.
Our car shook as we drove over the rough road.The rough cloth scratched my cheek.- synonyms:
- coarse, irregular, uneven
- antonyms:
- smooth, soft
- similar words:
- bumpy, harsh, jagged, ragged, rocky, rugged, scratchy
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| definition 2: |
marked by difficult conditions.
The rough sea rocked the ship.Lots of snow made for a rough winter.- synonyms:
- difficult, harsh, violent
- antonyms:
- gentle, smooth
- similar words:
- hard, rugged, severe
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| definition 3: |
not polite or kind.
He was friends with a rough bunch of people.- synonyms:
- tough
- antonyms:
- gentle, nice, tender
- similar words:
- aggressive, bad, coarse, dangerous, disorderly, unruly, violent, wild
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| definition 4: |
without the good things of ordinary daily life.
Poor people often have rough lives.- similar words:
- crude, primitive
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| definition 5: |
not finished.
We had just a rough idea of what we wanted our new house to be like.- synonyms:
- imperfect, incomplete
- similar words:
- crude, partial, preliminary, sketchy
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| definition 6: |
needing physical strength.
Clearing the rocks from the field was rough work.- similar words:
- demanding, difficult, hard, physical, tough
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| related words: |
abrasive, grueling, gruff, hoarse, irregular, rude, terrible |
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| phrase: |
rough it |
| derivations: |
roughly (adv.), roughness (n.) |
Are you looking for the word ruff (a collar)? Rough and ruff sound alike but have different meanings.
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