Menu

Rough for Dummies

adjective

pronunciation: rəf

What does Rough really mean?

83 1
83

Rough is a word that we use to describe something that is not smooth or even. It's like when you walk on a path that's full of rocks and bumps, rather than a nice flat sidewalk. The word can also be used to describe something that is not gentle or soft, but instead harsh or strong. It's like the feeling you get when you touch a prickly cactus, which is very different from the feeling of touching a soft blanket.

When we talk about something being rough, we might also mean that it has a lot of uneven or jagged edges. Imagine if you had a puzzle piece, and all the edges were straight and fit together perfectly. That would be smooth. But if the edges were all bumpy and didn't fit together neatly, that would be rough.

Now, let's talk about some examples. When you run your fingers along a brick wall, you can feel the rough texture of the bricks. It's not smooth like glass or a mirror. Another example is when you eat an apple without peeling it. The skin of the apple can be rough compared to the soft inside. It's like getting a little tickle on your tongue when you bite into it.

We can also use the word "rough" to describe someone's appearance or behavior. If someone has messy hair or wears wrinkled clothes, we might say they look a bit rough. And if someone is being mean or not being polite, we might say they are acting rough.

So, in summary, rough means not smooth or even, it can describe something that is harsh or strong, has uneven or jagged edges, or be used to describe someone's appearance or behavior. It's really all about things that are not gentle, soft, or neat.


Revised and Fact checked by Emily Davis on 2023-10-29 17:54:12

Rough In a sentece

Learn how to use Rough inside a sentece

  • When you touch sandpaper, it feels rough because it is not smooth.
  • The surface of a tree bark is rough and uneven, not soft like a pillow.
  • If you run your fingers along a brick wall, you can feel the rough texture of the bricks.
  • A cat's tongue is rough because it is covered in tiny, prickly structures called papillae.
  • When your clothes are washed with a new detergent, they might come out feeling rough instead of soft.

Rough Synonyms

Words that can be interchanged for the original word in the same context.

approximate approximative boisterous bumpy crude fierce grating gravelly harsh harsh jolting jolty jumpy pugnacious rasping raspy rocky rocky rough in rough out roughly roughly scratchy uncut unsmooth

Rough Antonyms

Words that have the opposite context of the original word.

smooth smooth smooth

Rough Hypernyms

Words that are more generic than the original word.

land site prepare site

Rough Holonyms

The larger whole to which this word belongs.

golf course links course

Rough Similar Words

Words that similar to the original word, but are not synonyms.

abrasive aggressive alligatored barky bidentate biserrate bouldered bouldery broken bullate bumpy cacophonic cacophonous chapped ciliate ciliated coarse-textured corded costate cracked cragged craggy crenate crenated crenulate crenulated crispate crushed dentate denticulate difficult emarginate erose fimbriate fringed gravelly hard hilly homespun imbricate imbricated inexact jagged jaggy lacerate lacerated laciniate lepidote leprose lined mountainous notched nubbly nubby pebbly pectinate pocked pockmarked potholed ribbed rimose rock-ribbed rockbound rocky rough-textured roughened roughish rugged rugose runcinate sandpapery saw-like saw-toothed scabby scabrous scalloped scaly scratchy scurfy seamed serrate serrated serrulate shagged shaggy shingly slubbed spinose squamulose stony stormy textured toothed tweedy twilled unkind unpleasant unpolished unrefined unsheared unskilled verrucose wartlike warty

Rough Category

The domain category to which the original word belongs.

botany phytology

Rough Usage Of

Words that the original word is a domain usage of.

colloquialism