ROUGHSHOD Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

roughshod

adverb

Definition of roughshod

as in violently

without thinking or caring about the opinions, rights, or feelings of others The demanding boss ran roughshod over her demoralized employees.

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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 See All Example Sentences for roughshod

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Organisms not resistant to this onslaught—anything from microbes and crops to whales and humans—would experience an almost violently severe sunburn.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
In Italy, a march in central Milan on Saturday over living costs also ended violently, with rioters attacking the police with stones and paving blocks and setting fire to barricades.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of violently

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In some ways, the engagement may seem like a departure from Disney’s reputation for being fiercely protective of its brand.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
The sell-side tug of war Despite the dire credit picture, equity sentiment remains fiercely divided, driving this week's 17% bounce from the lows.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of fiercely

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The president has continued to vigorously back Paxton throughout the general election, making several trips to Texas to campaign for him.

— Caroline Linton, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
His critics interpreted it as endorsing the massacre of Israeli civilians, though Abu Shehadeh and others vigorously denied that claim.

— Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of vigorously

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These arguments haven’t gained much traction in our heavily Democratic state, which has moved forcefully away from fossil fuels and toward renewable sources in recent years and which has little interest in increasing drilling.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
One of the most famous of these witch-skeptical treatises, from the sixteenth century, was Reginald Scot’s Discoverie of Witchcraft (1584), which forcefully denies the existence of witches.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of forcefully

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When carb intake falls sharply, the liver turns fat into ketones, an alternative fuel for the brain and other tissues that may cause less metabolic stress.

— Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
While agreeing that batteries play a key role in cutting emissions from transport and power generation, the study warns that emissions from producing them could rise sharply if manufacturing expands without cleaner processes.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of sharply

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Shares were last seen down 14%, sitting firmly at the bottom of the Stoxx 600 index.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
In this 1966 photo of the musician and his instrument, with glam rock still in the future, one of its superstars is still firmly surrounded by mod, mid-1960s fixtures including his skinny tie and massive ashtray.

— Eleni N. Gage, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026

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