rough

Letters that make rough

o, g, h, r, u are letters that make 'rough'

Words within rough

Ro are words within 'rough'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of rough

trough, roughs are words created by adding a letter to 'rough'


18 possible definitions for 'rough'

Rough as "ready and able to resort to force or violence"

Under this definition, rough is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

pugnacious has the same meaning as rough

Derivatives of rough

aggressiveness, belligerence, pugnacity, disorderliness, rowdyism, roughness, rowdiness are derivatives of 'rough'.

Similar to rough

aggressive is similar to rough.

Example of rough used within this context

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


Rough as "unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound"

Under this definition, rough is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

scratchy, grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy have the same meaning as 'rough'

Derivatives of rough

roughness, harshness, rasping, rasp, scratch, scrape, scraping, scratching are derivatives of 'rough'.

Similar to rough

cacophonous, cacophonic are similar to 'rough'.


Rough as "not shaped by cutting or trimming"

Under this definition, rough is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

uncut has the same meaning as rough

Antonyms

cut has the opposite meaning of rough

Similar to rough

unsheared is similar to rough.

Example of rough used within this context

"an uncut diamond", "rough gemstones"


Rough as "full of hardship or trials"

Under this definition, rough is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

rocky has the same meaning as rough

Similar to rough

difficult, hard are similar to 'rough'.

Example of rough used within this context

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


Rough as "not quite exact or correct"

Under this definition, rough is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

approximate, approximative have the same meaning as 'rough'

Derivatives of rough

come close, gauge, guess, judge, approximate, estimate are derivatives of 'rough'.

Similar to rough

inexact is similar to rough.

Example of rough used within this context

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


Rough as "unkind or cruel or uncivil"

Under this definition, rough is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

harsh has the same meaning as rough

Derivatives of rough

harshness, cruelness, cruelty are derivatives of 'rough'.

Similar to rough

unkind is similar to rough.

Example of rough used within this context

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


Rough as "unpleasantly stern"

Under this definition, rough is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

harsh has the same meaning as rough

Derivatives of rough

severeness, harshness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness, stiffness, severity, crudeness, roughness are derivatives of 'rough'.

Similar to rough

unpleasant is similar to rough.

Example of rough used within this context

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


Rough as "not perfected"

Under this definition, rough is an adjective and has the following properties:

Similar to rough

unpolished is similar to rough.

Example of rough used within this context

"a rough draft", "a few rough sketches"


Rough as "(of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse"

Under this definition, rough is an adjective and has the following properties:

Derivatives of rough

disorderliness, rowdyism, roughness, rowdiness are derivatives of 'rough'.

Similar to rough

unrefined is similar to rough.

Example of rough used within this context

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


Rough as "not carefully or expertly made"

Under this definition, rough is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

crude has the same meaning as rough

Derivatives of rough

crudeness, roughness are derivatives of 'rough'.

Similar to rough

unskilled is similar to rough.

Example of rough used within this context

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


Rough as "having or caused by an irregular surface"

Under this definition, rough is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

unsmooth has the same meaning as rough

Antonyms

smooth has the opposite meaning of rough

Derivatives of rough

roughness, raggedness are derivatives of 'rough'.

Similar to rough

pocked, tweedy, broken, scabrous, scratchy, rocky, rock-ribbed, mountainous, crushed, ribbed, costate, cracked, cracked, gravelly, stony, cragged, nubby, bouldery, bouldered, lined, rugged, shaggy, abrasive, alligatored, barky, bullate, bumpy, chapped, roughened, corded, twilled, craggy, hilly, homespun(p), nubbly, slubbed, imbricate, imbricated, lepidote, leprose, scaly, scurfy, squamulose, seamed, pockmarked, potholed, rockbound, pebbly, shingly, roughish, rugose, sandpapery, saw-like, scabby, shagged, textured, rough-textured, coarse-textured, verrucose, warty, wartlike are similar to 'rough'.

Example of rough used within this context

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


Rough as "causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements"

Under this definition, rough is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

rocky, bumpy, jolty, jolting, jumpy have the same meaning as 'rough'

Antonyms

smooth has the opposite meaning of rough

Derivatives of rough

jerking, jump, bump, blow, jerk, start, jolt, saccade, rock, careen, sway, tilt, startle are derivatives of 'rough'.

Example of rough used within this context

"a rough ride"


Rough as "prepare in preliminary or sketchy form"

Under this definition, rough is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

rough out, rough in have the same meaning as 'rough'

rough as a type

'rough' can be a type of prepare.


Rough as "violently agitated and turbulent"

Under this definition, rough is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

boisterous, fierce have the same meaning as 'rough'

Derivatives of rough

vehemence, ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, fury, violence, wildness, rough water, roughness, boisterousness, choppiness are derivatives of 'rough'.

Similar to rough

stormy is similar to rough.

Example of rough used within this context

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


Rough as "of the margin of a leaf shape, having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped"

Under this definition, rough is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

smooth has the opposite meaning of rough

rough as a category

'rough' can be a category of botany, phytology.

Derivatives of rough

roughness, raggedness are derivatives of 'rough'.

Similar to rough

jagged, emarginate, crenulate, crenulated, erose, laciniate, notched, fringed, jaggy, lacerate, lacerated, denticulate, serrated, bidentate, biserrate, ciliate, ciliated, crenate, crenated, scalloped, crispate, dentate, notched, toothed, toothed, fimbriate, pectinate, rimose, runcinate, serrate, saw-toothed, serrulate, spinose are similar to 'rough'.


Rough as "with rough motion as over a rough surface"

Under this definition, rough is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

roughly has the same meaning as rough

Pertain to rough

rough, unsmooth pertain to 'rough'.

Example of rough used within this context

"ride rough"


Rough as "with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')"

Under this definition, rough is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

roughly has the same meaning as rough

rough Usage

'rough' can be a useage of colloquialism.

Pertain to rough

pugnacious, rough pertain to 'rough'.

Example of rough used within this context

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


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

Under this definition, rough is a noun and has the following properties:

rough as a type

'rough' can be a type of site, land site.

rough as a part

'rough' can be a part of golf course, links course.



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