Thesaurus

rough-and-ready

adjective

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

Learn More about rough-and-ready

See words that rhyme with rough-and-ready Dictionary: Definition of rough-and-ready

Seen and Heard

What made you want to look up rough-and-ready? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

show comments

WORD OF THE DAY

purview

the range of authority or knowledge

Words at Play

Ask the Editors

Word Games