Rough Synonyms

Rough synonyms such as "model, bristly, abrasive, agitated, basic, basic, cacophonous, acid, approximate, bad, awful, bovver boy, draft, and mock-up". Rough is an adjective, and its antonyms are flat, smooth, and sleek. Here are 266 another word for rough with example sentences.

Another word for Rough

266 other ways to say rough.

1. uneven

  • weather-beaten
  • uneven
  • stony
  • shaggy
  • scratchy
  • scaly
  • scabrous
  • rutty
  • rutted
  • rugged
  • rocky
  • prickly
  • pitted
  • nodulous
  • nodular
  • nodose
  • lumpy
  • leathery
  • knotty
  • knobbly
  • jaggy
  • irregular
  • hirsute
  • hairy
  • gnarled
  • fuzzy
  • furfuraceous
  • dry
  • craggy
  • coarse
  • chapped
  • chafed
  • calloused
  • bushy
  • bumpy
  • broken
  • bristly

2. violent

  • wild
  • vulgar
  • violent
  • vicious
  • unsympathetic
  • unskilful
  • unruly
  • unrestrained
  • unrelenting
  • unrefined
  • unmannerly
  • unmanageable
  • unladylike
  • unkind
  • unjust
  • ungracious
  • ungentlemanly
  • unfeeling
  • unfair
  • undisciplined
  • uncultured
  • uncouth
  • uncivil
  • ugly
  • tough
  • thuggish
  • stern
  • sharp
  • severe
  • savage
  • rude
  • rowdy
  • roughcast
  • rough-hewn
  • riotous
  • radge
  • pugnacious
  • oafish
  • nasty
  • merciless
  • loutish
  • insensitive
  • inept
  • inconsiderate
  • impolite
  • ill-mannered
  • ill-bred
  • heartless
  • harsh
  • hard
  • extreme
  • disorderly
  • discourteous
  • curt
  • cruel
  • crude
  • coarse
  • clumsy
  • churlish
  • careless
  • brutish
  • brutal
  • brusque
  • boorish
  • boisterous
  • blunt
  • belligerent
  • aggressive
  • abrasive

3.turbulent

4. plain

5. preliminary

6. gruff

  • unmusical
  • unmelodious
  • throaty
  • strident
  • raucous
  • raspy
  • rasping
  • jarring
  • inharmonious
  • husky
  • hoarse
  • harsh
  • guttural
  • gruff
  • gravelly
  • grating
  • dissonant
  • discordant
  • cacophonous

7. sharp-tasting

  • vinegary
  • sour
  • sharp-tasting
  • sharp
  • acidulous
  • acidic
  • acid

8. approximate

  • vague
  • inexact
  • imprecise
  • hazy
  • general
  • estimated
  • coarse-grained
  • ballpark
  • approximate

9. difficult

10. ill

  • washed out
  • wabbit
  • unwell
  • under the weather
  • terrible
  • sick
  • seedy
  • run down
  • rotten
  • ropy
  • queasy
  • poorly
  • peely-wally
  • peculiar
  • peaky
  • peakish
  • peaked
  • out of sorts
  • off colour
  • off
  • not up to par
  • not oneself
  • nauseous
  • nauseated
  • lousy
  • liverish
  • light-headed
  • indisposed
  • ill
  • grotty
  • green around the gills
  • giddy
  • funny
  • faint
  • dreadful
  • dizzy
  • crummy
  • crook
  • below par
  • bad
  • awful

11. ruffian

  • yobbo
  • yob
  • yahoo
  • tough
  • thug
  • ruffian
  • rowdy
  • roughneck
  • roughie
  • radge
  • ned
  • lout
  • larrikin
  • lager lout
  • keelie
  • hooligan
  • hoodlum
  • gorilla
  • chav
  • bully boy
  • bruiser
  • brawler
  • bovver boy

12. preliminary sketch

  • preliminary sketch
  • outline
  • model
  • mock-up
  • draft
  • artist's impression

How to Use rough in a Sentence

His hands felt rough and calloused.

She has a rough exterior personality.

The road was very rough today.