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roughness

noun

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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