Rough — synonyms, rough antonyms, definition

1. rough (a)

2. rough (Noun)

rough (Noun) — The part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short.

3. rough (Adjective)

rough (Adjective) — Having or caused by an irregular surface. ex. "trees with rough bark" ex. "rough ground" ex. "rough skin" ex. "rough blankets"

rough (Adjective) — (of persons or behaviour) lacking refinement or finesse. ex. "she was a diamond in the rough" ex. "rough manners"

rough (Adjective) — Not quite exact or correct. ex. "a rough guess"

rough (Adjective) — Full of hardship or trials. ex. "they were having a rough time"

rough (Adjective) — Violently agitated and turbulent. ex. "rough weather" ex. "rough seas"

rough (Adjective) — Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound. ex. "a rough voice"

rough (Adjective) — Ready and able to resort to force or violence. ex. "they were rough and determined fighting men"

rough (Adjective) — (botany) of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut, fringed or scalloped.

rough (Adjective) — Causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements. ex. "a rough ride"

rough (Adjective) — Not shaped by cutting or trimming. ex. "rough gemstones"

rough (Adjective) — Not carefully or expertly made. ex. "rough carpentry"

rough (Adjective) — Not perfected. ex. "a rough draft" ex. "a few rough sketches"

rough (Adjective) — Unpleasantly stern. ex. "the nomad life is rough and hazardous"

rough (Adjective) — Unkind, cruel or uncivil. ex. "a rough answer"

4. rough (Verb)

rough (Verb) — Prepare in preliminary or sketchy form.

5. rough (Adverb)

rough (Adverb) — With roughness or violence ('rough' is an informal variant for 'roughly'). ex. "they treated him rough"

rough (Adverb) — With rough motion as over a rough surface. ex. "ride rough"