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COARSER Synonyms

There are 25 synonyms of the word coarser. (exact relations)
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chunkier
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• like or containing small sticky lumps

• short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature

clumsier
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking grace in movement or posture

• not elegant or graceful in expression

• difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

• showing lack of skill or aptitude

cruder
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not refined or processed

noun

• a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

adjective satellite

• not carefully or expertly made

• conspicuously and tastelessly indecent

• belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness

• devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment

• not processed or subjected to analysis

grainier
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency

grittier
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency

• willing to face danger

harsher
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles

adjective satellite

• unpleasantly stern

• unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses

• unkind or cruel or uncivil

• severe

• sharply disagreeable; rigorous

rougher
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having or caused by an irregular surface

• of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped

• causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

• not shaped by cutting or trimming

noun

• the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short

adverb

• with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')

• with rough motion as over a rough surface

adjective satellite

• (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse

• not quite exact or correct

• full of hardship or trials

• violently agitated and turbulent

• unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

• ready and able to resort to force or violence

• not carefully or expertly made

• not perfected

• unpleasantly stern

• unkind or cruel or uncivil

verb

• prepare in preliminary or sketchy form

scratchier
adjectiveadj
adjective

• Characterized by scratches.

• (chiefly of a sore throat) Annoying, irritating, itchy.

• (of an analogue radio transmission) Noisy, lossy; marred by white noise or static as a result of poor or low signal, interference or unfavourable atmospheric conditions.

• (of a phonograph record) Having popping and/or crackling sounds due to excessive wear, especially from scratch marks.

stiffer
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having a strong physiological or chemical effect

noun

• an ordinary man

• the dead body of a human being

adverb

• to a great degree

• in a stiff manner

adjective satellite

• not moving or operating freely

• strong, vigorous

• rigidly formal

• marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

• incapable of or resistant to bending

• very drunk

common
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

• having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual

noun

• a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area

adjective satellite

• common to or shared by two or more parties

• commonly encountered

• being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language

• of or associated with the great masses of people

• of low or inferior quality or value

• lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

• to be expected; standard

uncouth
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

blunt
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having a broad or rounded end

• used of a knife or other blade; not sharp

• characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

• devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment

verb

• make less intense

• make numb or insensitive

• make dull or blunt

• make less sharp

• make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation

crass
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• (of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility

gritty
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency

• willing to face danger

hard
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

• dispassionate

• resisting weight or pressure

• produced without vibration of the vocal cords

• (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source

• (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum

adverb

• with effort or force or vigor

• with firmness

• earnestly or intently

• causing great damage or hardship

• slowly and with difficulty

• indulging excessively

• into a solid condition

• very near or close in space or time

• with pain or distress or bitterness

• to the full extent possible; all the way

adjective satellite

• very strong or vigorous

• characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

• given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors

• being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content

• unfortunate or hard to bear

• dried out

harsh
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles

adjective satellite

• unpleasantly stern

• unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses

• unkind or cruel or uncivil

• severe

• sharply disagreeable; rigorous

indelicate
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct

adjective satellite

• in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent

• verging on the indecent

inelegant
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking in refinement or grace or good taste

obscene
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• designed to incite to indecency or lust

• offensive to the mind

• suggestive of or tending to moral looseness

rough
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• having or caused by an irregular surface

• of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped

• causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

• not shaped by cutting or trimming

noun

• the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short

adverb

• with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')

• with rough motion as over a rough surface

adjective satellite

• (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse

• not quite exact or correct

• full of hardship or trials

• violently agitated and turbulent

• unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

• ready and able to resort to force or violence

• not carefully or expertly made

• not perfected

• unpleasantly stern

• unkind or cruel or uncivil

verb

• prepare in preliminary or sketchy form

Alternatives for CHUNKIER

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