Synonyms of roughshod

roughshod

adverb

as in violently

without thinking or caring about the opinions, rights, or feelings of others

The demanding boss ran roughshod over her demoralized employees.

Related Words

• violently
• fiercely
• vigorously
• forcefully
• vehemently
• sharply
• firmly
• forcibly
• eagerly
• fast
• aggressively
• powerfully
• steadily
• strongly
• robustly
• hard
• intently
• sturdily
• directly
• energetically
• stoutly
• stiffly
• roundly
• briskly
• mightily
• explosively
• strenuously
• dynamically
• lustily
• actively
• purposefully
• hammer and tongs
• determinedly
• crisply
• gamely
• resolutely
• intensively
• muscularly
• soundly
• rigidly
• decidedly
• solidly
• steadfastly
• spiritedly
• smartly
• emphatically
• animatedly
• surely
• heartily
• manfully
• vivaciously
• squarely
• assertively
• spunkily
• potently
• snappily
• fixedly

Dissimilar Words

• faintly
• delicately
• shakily
• lazily
• languidly
• listlessly
• halfheartedly
• ineffectually
• frailly
• ineffectively
• uncertainly
• impotently
• lamely
• gently
• feebly
• softly
• weakly
• bloodlessly
• spinelessly
• spiritlessly
• nervelessly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of roughshod

Brock runs roughshod over Canyon to advance Brock broke open a close game with 12 runs in the fourth inning to run rule Canyon 16-2 in 5 innings in Game 2 on Friday to sweep the Class 4A Division II series that was held at Lubbock Christian University. — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 May 2026

The Oklahoma City Thunder, top-seeded in the NBA playoffs for the third consecutive season, are running roughshod over opponents. — Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026

The goal, Hall’s second of the series, came with less than five minutes left in a wild and physical frame in which Senators defenseman Tyler Kleven knocked out Carolina defenseman Alexander Nikishin with a crushing hit and Ottawa forward Ridly Greig tried to run roughshod on the Canes. — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026

Above all else, the Big East cleared space for college basketball in a world increasingly run roughshod by the pigskin. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026