Synonyms of rough-and-tumble

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adjective

as in rough

hastily or roughly constructed

the announcement of his candidacy was made from a rough-and-tumble stage put together just that morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rough
• clumsy
• crude
• rude
• rough-and-ready
• primitive
• flawed
• imperfect
• rudimentary
• artless
• unrefined
• defective
• unfinished
• rough-hewn
• amateur
• jerry-built
• jury-rigged
• jerry-rigged
• faulty
• imprecise
• unpolished
• inexact
• unskilled
• inartistic
• amateurish
• unprofessional
• unskillful
• undressed
• inexpert
• unworked
• unshaped
• unshapen

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• perfect
• refined
• polished
• meticulous
• finished
• flawless
• skillful
• well-done
• neat
• sophisticated
• expert
• adept
• artistic
• faultless
• masterful
• practised
• adroit
• masterly
• artful
• practiced
• workmanlike
• perfected
• precise
• exact
• dexterous
• dextrous

rough-and-tumble

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noun

as in brawl

a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people

a rough-and-tumble broke out among the fans in the stands

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brawl
• clash
• mêlée
• altercation
• melee
• fray
• ruckus
• fracas
• skirmish
• affray
• free-for-all
• broil
• row
• tussle
• scuffle
• ruction
• donnybrook
• fisticuffs
• battle
• scrimmage
• argument
• struggle
• combat
• roughhousing
• horseplay
• conflict
• dispute
• contest
• spat
• squabble
• quarrel
• tiff
• wrangle
• scrap
• hassle
• handgrips
• kickup