Rough

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Uneven

Synonyms Uneven, bumpy, rocky, rugged, craggy, pitted, coarse, scratchy, shaggy, hirsute, fuzzy, knotty, knobbly, nodulous, dry, weather-beaten, chafed, scaly, furfuraceous, irregular, stony, broken, jaggy, rutted, rutty, bristly, prickly, hairy, bushy, gnarled, lumpy, nodular, nodose, leathery, chapped, calloused, and scabrous.

Violent

Synonyms Violent, vicious, belligerent, thuggish, rowdy, unruly, wild, undisciplined, ugly, careless, inept, boorish, oafish, coarse, uncouth, roughcast, unrefined, ungentlemanly, ill-bred, unmannerly, churlish, uncivil, rude, blunt, harsh, tough, sharp, severe, unjust, unfeeling, nasty, unkind, inconsiderate, savage, extreme, brutal, aggressive, pugnacious, boisterous, disorderly, unrestrained, riotous, unmanageable, radge, clumsy, unskilful, loutish, brutish, crude, rough-hewn, vulgar, unladylike, uncultured, ill-mannered, impolite, discourteous, ungracious, brusque, curt, hard, stern, abrasive, unfair, unrelenting, insensitive, cruel, unsympathetic, heartless, and merciless.

Turbulent

Synonyms Turbulent, storm-tossed, violent, heaving, choppy, rolly, squally, rainy, blustery, filthy, inclement, disagreeable, stormy, tempestuous, heavy, raging, agitated, wild, wet, windy, foul, nasty, and unpleasant.

Plain

Synonyms Plain, simple, rustic, crude, spartan, basic, rough and ready, rude, primitive, and uncomfortable.

Preliminary

Synonyms Preliminary, quick, cursory, crude, rough and ready, unpolished, incomplete, uncompleted, hasty, sketchy, basic, rudimentary, raw, unrefined, and unfinished.

Gruff

Synonyms Gruff, harsh, raspy, throaty, guttural, discordant, grating, strident, unmusical, unmelodious, hoarse, rasping, husky, gravelly, raucous, cacophonous, jarring, dissonant, and inharmonious.

Sharp-tasting

Synonyms Sharp-tasting, sour, acid, acidulous, sharp, acidic, and vinegary.

Approximate

Synonyms Approximate, estimated, coarse-grained, general, ballpark, inexact, imprecise, vague, and hazy.

Difficult

Synonyms Difficult, tough, unpleasant, arduous, hard, bad, and demanding.

Ill

Synonyms Ill, poorly, out of sorts, not oneself, queasy, nauseated, liverish, run down, faint, giddy, off, under the weather, not up to par, peculiar, rotten, terrible, crummy, ropy, peely-wally, seedy, peakish, unwell, bad, indisposed, sick, nauseous, peaky, green around the gills, washed out, dizzy, light-headed, off colour, below par, funny, lousy, awful, dreadful, grotty, wabbit, crook, and peaked.

Ruffian

Synonyms Ruffian, lout, hoodlum, bully boy, larrikin, roughneck, gorilla, yob, bovver boy, chav, keelie, roughie, thug, hooligan, rowdy, brawler, tough, bruiser, yahoo, yobbo, lager lout, radge, and ned.

Preliminary sketch

Synonyms Preliminary sketch, outline, model, draft, mock-up, and artist's impression.

Example Sentences

The road was very rough today.

She has a rough exterior personality.

His hands felt rough and calloused.

The rough sea made sailing difficult.