Rough Meaning

There are 18 meaning(s) for word Rough

Meaning 1 : unpleasantly stern

    Example : the nomad life is rough and hazardous

    Synonyms : harsh
Meaning 2 : violently agitated and turbulent

    Example : rough weather,rough seas

    Synonyms : boisterous,  fierce
Meaning 3 : ready and able to resort to force or violence

    Example : they were rough and determined fighting men

    Synonyms : pugnacious
Meaning 4 : not shaped by cutting or trimming

    Example : rough gemstones

    Synonyms : uncut
Meaning 5 : with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')

    Example : he was pushed roughly aside,they treated him rough

    Synonyms : roughly
Meaning 6 : not carefully or expertly made

    Example : rough carpentry

    Synonyms : crude
Meaning 7 : unkind or cruel or uncivil

    Example : a rough answer

    Synonyms : harsh
Meaning 8 : unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

    Synonyms : grating,  gravelly,  rasping,  raspy,  scratchy
Meaning 9 : full of hardship or trials

    Example : they were having a rough time

    Synonyms : rocky
Meaning 10 : with rough motion as over a rough surface

    Example : ride rough

    Synonyms : roughly
Meaning 11 : having or caused by an irregular surface

    Example : trees with rough bark,rough ground,rough skin,rough blankets

    Synonyms : unsmooth
Meaning 12 : prepare in preliminary or sketchy form

    Synonyms : rough in,  rough out
Meaning 13 : not quite exact or correct

    Example : a rough guess

    Synonyms : approximate,  approximative
Meaning 14 : causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

    Example : a rough ride

    Synonyms : bumpy,  jolting,  jolty,  jumpy,  rocky
Meaning 15 : not perfected

    Example : a rough draft,a few rough sketches

Meaning 16 : (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse

    Example : she was a diamond in the rough,rough manners

Meaning 17 : of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped

Meaning 18 : the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short

Rough Antonyms

How to Pronounce Rough

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