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roughness

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Synonyms and Antonyms of roughness

1 a harsh or sharp quality

a roughness to the wine that should decrease with age

Synonyms of roughness

acerbity, acidity, acidness, acridity, acridness, acrimoniousness, acrimony, acuteness, asperity, bite, bitterness, edge, harshness, keenness, poignance, poignancy, pungency, sharpness, tartness

Words Related to roughness

ginger, punch, spice, tang

raucousness, severeness, severity, shrillness, virulence, vitriol

cattiness, maliciousness

pointedness, thorniness

Near Antonyms of roughness

gentleness, kindliness

Antonyms of roughness

mildness, softness

2 the quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste

the roughness of pioneer life is not glossed over in the documentary

Synonyms of roughness

coarseness, commonness, crassness, crudeness, crudity, grossness, indelicacy, indelicateness, lowness, raffishness, rawness, rudeness, tastelessness, vulgarity

Words Related to roughness

boorishness, brutishness, churlishness, clownishness, loutishness, rowdiness, rusticity, uncouthness

artlessness, gracelessness, inelegance, unsophistication

insensitiveness, insensitivity, thoughtlessness

kitsch, tackiness

Near Antonyms of roughness

courtliness, urbanity

elegance, grace, graciousness

consideration, sensitivity, thoughtfulness

Antonyms of roughness

cultivation, genteelness, gentility, polish, refinement, tastefulness

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