adjective
1.
Synonyms: rough 1, asperous, craggy, jagged, rugged, scabrous, scraggy, uneven, unlevel, unsmooth
Related Word: coarse, granular, loose; bristly, scraggly, scratchy, shaggy, stubbly
Contrasted words: glossy, satiny, silken, silky, sleek, slick, velvety
2.
Synonyms: acrid , amaroidal, astringent, austere, bitter, sharp
Related Word: acerb, acerbic, biting, burning, mordant; pungent, tangy; dry, sour, tart
Contrasted words: mild, smooth, sweet, velvety
3.
disagreeable to the ear
many birds have harsh cries
Synonyms: dry, grating, hoarse, jarring, rasping, raucous, rough, rugged, rusty, squawky, strident, stridulent, stridulous
Related Word: discordant, dissonant, immelodious, ineuphonious, inharmonious, unmelodious, unmusical; grinding, jangling, scraping; blaring, brassy; ear-piercing, piercing, shrill, squeaky
Contrasted words: euphonious, harmonious, mellow, melodic, melodious, musical, sonorous, sweet; low, soft; agreeable, pleasing
4.
Synonyms: uncomfortable , comfortless, discomforting, uncomforting, uncomfy
5.
Synonyms: grim 2, austere, bleak, dour, hard, severe, stringent
6.
Synonyms: severe 3, bitter, brutal, hard, inclement, intemperate, rigorous, rugged
Antonyms: mild