ROUGH-SPOKEN Synonyms

• 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

• 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

• marked by rude or peremptory shortness

• marked by rude or peremptory shortness

• brief and to the point; effectively cut short

• brusque and surly and forbidding

• deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion

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

• unpleasantly stern

• unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses

• unkind or cruel or uncivil

• severe

• sharply disagreeable; rigorous

• not responsive to physical stimuli

• deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive

• lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others

• revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse

• lacking civility or good manners