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
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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
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Recent Examples of rough-and-tumble
Stephen Groves, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2023
The startup’s rough-and-tumble experiments are even more telling.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 24 Feb. 2023
Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 June 2025
The president’s base includes Fox News viewers as well as followers of the more rough-and-tumble right-wing blogosphere.
—Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Adjective
The trappings of the Senate were another world from Mr. Abourezk’s rough-and-tumble childhood on the Rosebud Indian Reservation, where his Lebanese parents had immigrated and ran a general store.
—Stephen Groves, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2023
The startup’s rough-and-tumble experiments are even more telling.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 24 Feb. 2023
Noun
And there was nothing really rough-and-tumble about that environment.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 June 2025
The president’s base includes Fox News viewers as well as followers of the more rough-and-tumble right-wing blogosphere.
—Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rough-and-tumble
Adjective
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AccuWeather meteorologist Dan Pydynowski told that there could be be gusty winds, rough surf, coastal flooding and beach erosion this weekend into Monday—primarily along North Carolina’s Outer Banks northward into southern New England.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Leo, hired as their lead guitarist, had the right look—rough around the edges, with long dark hair and tanned skin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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The feud between the two SmackDown stars has been building for weeks and recently culminated in a backstage brawl on the most recent episode of the show.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Fans will have the opportunity to purchase tickets to the epic No Limit-Cash Money brawl, which will be broadcast live from Las Vegas at ComplexCon.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Actually, Alma does suffer from ulcers, which cause her extraordinary stomach pain and vomiting at inconvenient moments, and cause viewers to wonder not if but when such clumsy symbolic traits will be trotted out in the future.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
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There had to be an element of her that was sort of clumsy.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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Relations between the two economies had been cool since deadly border clashes in 2020.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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In that sense, by hosting Muttaqi, Delhi may have deepened the growing rupture between Afghanistan and Pakistan that was on display during the recent border clashes.—
Happymon Jacob,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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The plants in the kingdom were designed to convert crude oil directly into chemical products.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Yet for every tonne of biodiesel produced, over 220 pounds (100 kilograms) of crude glycerol is generated.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Moreover, dogs may react negatively to a person's actions, especially if someone is rude or unfriendly, particularly toward their owner.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Angry and rude to their neighbors while fearing the end of the republic?—
David M. Drucker,
Twin Cities,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Five seasons of Premier League football have seen Watkins progress from a rough-and-ready channel runner into a striker of prowess.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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The brand showed off its novel approach to creating a modern version of a vintage Land Rover Defender replete with switch panels for off-road performance and accessories and a rough-and-ready chassis design.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
Adjective
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Mules on the towpath along the canal could pull a heavy barge at a clip of 4 miles per hour – far faster than the job of dragging wagons over primitive roads.—
Christine Keiner,
The Conversation,
15 Oct. 2025
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This is the first direct chemical proof that some of the primitive planet’s material survived the giant impact that formed the Earth and Moon.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Rough-and-tumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rough-and-tumble. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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