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rough-and-ready

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Synonyms and Antonyms of rough-and-ready

hastily or roughly constructed

a rough-and-ready shack that the explorers threw together as winter approached

Synonyms of rough-and-ready

artless, clumsy, crude, jerry-built, jerry-rigged, jury-rigged, rough, rough-and-tumble, rough-hewn, rude, unrefined

Words Related to rough-and-ready

defective, faulty, flawed, imperfect

imprecise, inexact

inartistic, undressed, unfinished, unpolished, unworked

amateur, amateurish, inexpert, unprofessional, unskilled, unskillful

primitive, rudimentary

unshaped, unshapen

Near Antonyms of rough-and-ready

faultless, finished, flawless, meticulous, perfect, perfected, polished, well-done

adept, adroit, dexterous (also dextrous), expert, masterful, masterly, neat, practiced (also practised), skillful, workmanlike

artful, artistic, sophisticated

Antonyms of rough-and-ready

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