I. adjective
1.
not smooth or even
a rough undressed block of stone
Synonyms: asperous, cragged, craggy, hairy, harsh, ironbound, jagged, rugged, scabrous, scraggy, uneven, unlevel, unsmooth
Related Word: bumpy, choppy; burred; firm, hard, solid; coarse, gross
Contrasted words: flat, flush, level, plain, plane
Antonyms: smooth
2.
Synonyms: wild 6, blustering, blustery, ||coarse, furious, raging, stormful, stormy, tempestuous, turbulent
Contrasted words: calm, halcyon, peaceful, placid, serene, tranquil
3.
Synonyms: tough 8, bad
4.
Synonyms: tight 4, arduous, tricksy, trying
5.
Synonyms: indecorous , improper, indecent, indelicate, malodorous, ridiculous, unbecoming, undecorous, ungodly, unseemly
6.
Synonyms: rude 1, crude, raw, roughhewn, undressed, unfashioned, unfinished, unformed, unhewn, unpolished
Idioms: in the rough
7.
Synonyms: rude 3, approximate, proximate
8.
Synonyms: harsh 3, dry, grating, hoarse, jarring, rasping, raucous, rugged, stridulent, stridulous
9.
Synonyms: coarse 3, crass, crude, gross, inelegant, raw, rude, uncouth, unrefined, vulgar
Related Word: discourteous, impolite, uncivil, ungracious
10.
Synonyms: bluff , abrupt, blunt, brief, brusque, crusty, curt, gruff, short, short-spoken
11.
Synonyms: hard 6, difficult, formidable, heavy, knotty, laborious, operose, rugged, strenuous, tough
II. noun
Synonyms: tough , ||b'hoy, bullyboy, mucker, punk, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, toughie, yahoo