as in jagged
not having a level or smooth surface
roughened hands from hard work
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roughened
Adjective
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The cast rattles off the snappy dialogue, jagged with tension and menace, in performances that wink just slyly enough at the wry, knowing way that the characters deploy—and embody—gangland stereotypes.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
28 Aug. 2025 -
Featuring pointed ears, jagged teeth and a mischievous grin, the rabbit-ish toy is flying off store shelves around the world and being collected by celebrities including Rihanna, Kim Kardashian and Lisa from the K-pop group Blackpink.—
Yue Wang,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Some days my skin glows, and on others stress, and life’s ebbs and flows, bring breakouts, sun spots, dryness, and uneven texture.—
Micaela English,
Flow Space,
27 Aug. 2025
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Its floating cut disc adapts effortlessly to uneven terrain, aiming to promote a smooth, even trim while reducing the risk of scalping.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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My mother, just beneath her skin, housed a palpable rage, and my father’s cheeks were pocked and rough from ingrown hairs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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Battlefield 6 hype is losing a bit of steam with changes to its second beta run, involving new additions, controversial decisions and rough retreads of old modes.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The fire continues to be fueled by flashy fuels in steep rugged terrain in most locations with heavy fuels in flatter topography near the Teakettle Experimental Forest.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Since 1966, this rugged microphone, with its low frequency boost and close pickup pattern has been selling by the million.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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There is a broken down vehicle on I-35 between Antioch Road/Exit 230 and I-635/Exit 231.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 Aug. 2025
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Signs of hair breakage include split ends, flyaways, broken strands, dryness, and hair that stops growing at a certain length.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The veteran lefty rallied from a ragged first two innings to put the Rockies in a position to win.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
28 Aug. 2025
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Frost is, by reputation, perhaps the foremost poet of rural, non-coastal New England — of birches and apple trees, of forests blanketed in snow, of pastures sliced by ragged stone walls, and of the flinty, self-sufficient kind of temperament that flourishes in those places.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Roughened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roughened. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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