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ROUGHEST

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There are 18 meanings of the word Roughest.

Roughest - as an adjective

Having or caused by an irregular surface

Example: "Trees with rough bark"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
unsmooth13
Antonyms (Opposite Meaning)
smooth11

Of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped

Antonyms (Opposite Meaning)
smooth11

Causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

Example: "A rough ride"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
bumpy14jolting15jolty15jumpy19rocky14
Antonyms (Opposite Meaning)
smooth11

Not shaped by cutting or trimming

Example: "An uncut diamond"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
uncut7

Roughest - as a noun

The part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short

Roughest - as an adverb

With roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')

Example: "He was pushed roughly aside"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
roughly14

With rough motion as over a rough surface

Example: "Ride rough"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
roughly14

Roughest - as an adjective satellite

(of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse

Example: "She was a diamond in the rough"

Not quite exact or correct

Example: "The approximate time was 10 o'clock"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
approximate24approximative29

Full of hardship or trials

Example: "The rocky road to success"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
rocky14

Violently agitated and turbulent

Example: "Boisterous winds and waves"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
boisterous12fierce11

Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

Example: "A gravelly voice"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
grating9gravelly15rasping10raspy10scratchy18

Ready and able to resort to force or violence

Example: "Pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
pugnacious15

Not carefully or expertly made

Example: "Managed to make a crude splint"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
crude8

Not perfected

Example: "A rough draft"

Unpleasantly stern

Example: "Wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
harsh11

Unkind or cruel or uncivil

Example: "Had harsh words"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
harsh11

Roughest - as a verb

Prepare in preliminary or sketchy form

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
rough inrough out

Example Sentences

"The road was the roughest I had ever driven on."
"He had the roughest hands I had ever felt."
"The roughest part of the hike was the steep climb at the end."
"Her voice was the roughest I had ever heard."
"They faced their roughest competition yet in the final match."
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Word Game Points

Is ROUGHEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, roughest is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

ROUGHEST has a SCRABBLE points total of 12.

Is ROUGHEST a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, roughest is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
ROUGHEST has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 13.

Is ROUGHEST a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, roughest is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
ROUGHEST has a WORDFEUD points total of 14.

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