Synonyms and Antonyms of rough-hewn
1
hastily or roughly constructed
- a survivalist living in a rough-hewn shelter in the wilderness
artless, clumsy, crude, jerry-built, jerry-rigged, jury-rigged, rough, rough-and-ready, rough-and-tumble, rude, unrefined
defective, faulty, flawed, imperfect
imprecise, inexact
inartistic, undressed, unfinished, unpolished, unworked
amateur, amateurish, inexpert, unprofessional, unskilled, unskillful
primitive, rudimentary
unshaped, unshapen
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
exact, precise
2
lacking in refinement or good taste
- a rough-hewn kid who had to learn how to behave properly in polite company
coarse, common, crass, crude, gross, ill-bred, illiberal [archaic], incult, insensible, low, lowbred, lowbrow, raffish, rough, roughneck, rude, rugged, tasteless, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar
boorish, churlish, cloddish, clownish, loutish, ungentlemanly
clumsy, lubberly, lumpish, oafish
inconsiderate, indelicate, insensitive, thoughtless
countrified (also countryfied), provincial, rustic (also rustical), unsophisticated
graceless, inelegant, tacky
animallike, barbaric, barbarous, uncivilized
mannerless, unmannered, unmannerly
3
lacking social grace and assurance
- rough-hewn military cadets feeling a little self-conscious at their first formal dance
awkward, clumsy, gauche, graceless, inelegant, rustic (also rustical), stiff, stilted, uncomfortable, uneasy, ungraceful, wooden
angular, gawky, lubberly, ungainly
boorish, clownish, uncouth
abashed, discomfited, discomforted, discomposed, disconcerted, discountenanced, embarrassed
self-conscious
agitated, bothered, chagrined, dismayed, disquieted, distressed, disturbed, fazed, flustered, jittery, jumpy, mortified, nervous, nonplussed (also nonplused), perturbed, rattled, unhinged, unsettled, upset
diffident, insecure, meek, modest, self-doubting, timid, unassertive, unassuming, unpretentious
assured, calm, collected, composed, confident, cool, placid, poised, secure, self-assured, self-confident, self-possessed, serene, tranquil, undisturbed, unperturbed
