VELVETY Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For VELVETY
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| abrasive | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • a substance that abrades or wears down adjective satellite • causing abrasion • sharply disagreeable; rigorous | ||||||
| bristly | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • very irritable • having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. | ||||||
| coarse | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles adjective satellite • lacking refinement or cultivation or taste • of low or inferior quality or value | ||||||
| harsh | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles adjective satellite • unpleasantly stern • unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses • unkind or cruel or uncivil • severe • sharply disagreeable; rigorous | ||||||
| prickly | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • very irritable • having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. | ||||||
| rough | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • having or caused by an irregular surface • of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped • causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements • not shaped by cutting or trimming noun • the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short adverb • with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly') • with rough motion as over a rough surface adjective satellite • (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse • not quite exact or correct • full of hardship or trials • violently agitated and turbulent • unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound • ready and able to resort to force or violence • not carefully or expertly made • not perfected • unpleasantly stern • unkind or cruel or uncivil verb • prepare in preliminary or sketchy form | ||||||
| rugged | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring • having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface adjective satellite • topographically very uneven • very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution | ||||||
| scratchy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • causing abrasion • easily irritated or annoyed • lacking consistency • unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound | ||||||
| stiff | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • having a strong physiological or chemical effect noun • an ordinary man • the dead body of a human being adverb • to a great degree • in a stiff manner adjective satellite • not moving or operating freely • strong, vigorous • rigidly formal • marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable • incapable of or resistant to bending • very drunk | ||||||
| wiry | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • of or relating to wire adjective satellite • lean and sinewy • of hair that resembles wire in stiffness | ||||||
