Entry Word: coarse

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 made up of large particles <coarse rock salt was sprinkled on the icy walkway>

Synonyms grainy, granular, granulated

Related Words rough; unfiltered, unrefined; gravelly, gritty, sandy; pebbly, rocky, stony (also stoney); lumpy, mealy

Near Antonyms smooth; filtered, pulverized, refined

Antonyms dusty, fine, floury, powdery

2 lacking in refinement or good taste <the hockey playerʼs coarse manners turned his date off completely>

Synonyms common, crass, crude, gross, ill-bred, low, lowbred, lowbrow, raffish, rough, roughhewn, rude, tasteless, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar

Related Words boorish, churlish, cloddish, clownish, loutish, ungentlemanly; clumsy, lubberly, lumpish, oafish; inconsiderate, insensitive, thoughtless; countrified (also countryfied), provincial, rustic; graceless, inelegant, tacky

Near Antonyms aristocratic, courtly, patrician; elegant, graceful, gracious; considerate, sensitive, thoughtful; citified, sophisticated, urbane

Antonyms cultivated, cultured, genteel, polished, refined, smooth, tasteful, well-bred

3 depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society <offended by its coarse humor> — see obscene 1
4 harsh and dry in sound <a coarse laugh> — see hoarse
5 not having a level or smooth surface <the coarse surface of the sandpaper> — see uneven 1
6 of low quality <coarse imitations of quality merchandise> — see cheap 2