Rough

Uneven

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

Violent

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

Turbulent

Synonyms: Turbulent, storm-tossed, violent, heaving, choppy, rolly, squally, rainy, blustery, filthy, inclement, disagreeable, stormy, tempestuous, heavy, raging, agitated, wild, wet, windy, foul, nasty, and unpleasant.

Plain

Synonyms: Plain, simple, rustic, crude, spartan, basic, rough and ready, rude, primitive, and uncomfortable.

Preliminary

Synonyms: Preliminary, quick, cursory, crude, rough and ready, unpolished, incomplete, uncompleted, hasty, sketchy, basic, rudimentary, raw, unrefined, and unfinished.

Gruff

Synonyms: Gruff, harsh, raspy, throaty, guttural, discordant, grating, strident, unmusical, unmelodious, hoarse, rasping, husky, gravelly, raucous, cacophonous, jarring, dissonant, and inharmonious.

Sharp-tasting

Synonyms: Sharp-tasting, sour, acid, acidulous, sharp, acidic, and vinegary.

Approximate

Synonyms: Approximate, estimated, coarse-grained, general, ballpark, inexact, imprecise, vague, and hazy.

Difficult

Synonyms: Difficult, tough, unpleasant, arduous, hard, bad, and demanding.

Ill

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

Ruffian

Synonyms: Ruffian, lout, hoodlum, bully boy, larrikin, roughneck, gorilla, yob, bovver boy, chav, keelie, roughie, thug, hooligan, rowdy, brawler, tough, bruiser, yahoo, yobbo, lager lout, radge, and ned.

Preliminary sketch

Synonyms: Preliminary sketch, outline, model, draft, mock-up, and artist's impression.

Example Sentences

The road was very rough today.

She has a rough exterior personality.

His hands felt rough and calloused.

The rough sea made sailing difficult.