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