Other Words for Rough

Rough Adjective Synonyms
harsh, violent, unfeeling, unjust, severe, cruel, tough, hard, brutal, extreme, ungentle
They were subjected to very rough treatment when being questioned by the police.

general, approximate, inexact, cursory, quick, hasty, sketchy, vague, hazy, foggy, ballpark
Can't you give me even a rough idea of how much you want for the house.

rowdy, tough, hooligan, ruffian, thug, brawler, yahoo, roughneck, larrikin, mug
Phil will get into trouble if he continues to associate with those roughs at the Lantern.

agitated, turbulent, choppy, stormy, storm-tossed, tempestuous, roiled
We negotiated a very rough patch of water before sailing into the calm, sheltered bay.

tough, rough-and-tumble, roughneck, rowdy
There are some very rough characters frequenting that pub.

dirty, obscene, smutty, pornographic, vulgar, crude, raw, rude
After midnight they watch the rough shows beamed by satellite from Italy.

sketch, (rough) draft, mock-up, outline
Let me see roughs of the presentation before the meeting with the client.

harsh, grating, cacophonous, discordant, jarring, strident, raucous, rasping, unmusical, inharmonious, gruff, husky
In acknowledgement he made a rough, growling noise.

hard, tough, Spartan, difficult, arduous, laborious, rugged, unpleasant
It was pretty rough going with almost no money and all those expenses.

uneven, irregular, coarse, jagged, rugged, bumpy, lumpy, broken
The next mile or so we slogged over some very rough terrain.

unfinished, incomplete, uncompleted, imperfect, rudimentary, crude, rude, formless, unformed, raw, rough-and-ready, rough-hewn, roughcast, undeveloped, unshaped, unworked, unwrought, unprocessed, unrefined, uncut, unpolished, shapeless, unshaped, undresse
I only saw the sculpture in its rough state and cannot say how it looked when finished. The stones are rough, as they were when taken from the ground.

Rough Noun Synonyms
brusque, bluff, curt, short, abrupt, unpleasant, churlish, discourteous, impolite, rough-spoken, ungracious, surly, disrespectful, rude, uncouth, loutish, unrefined, uncivil, uncivilized, uncultured, vulgar, unladylike, ungentlemanly, coarse, ill-mannered
Ian can be a bit rough, I know, but underneath he is a true and loyal friend.

violently, savagely, brutally, brutishly
You'd best not mention Cassie or Henry might cut up rough.

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