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CLEAR SAILING Antonyms

There are 5 antonyms of the phrase clear sailing. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For CLEAR SAILING

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choppy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by abrupt transitions

• rough with small waves

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

stormy
adjectiveadj
adjective

• (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion

adjective satellite

• characterized by violent emotions or behavior

treacherous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• dangerously unstable and unpredictable

• tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans

turbulent
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective satellite

• characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination

• (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence

Alternatives for CHOPPY

Alternatives for ROUGH

Alternatives for STORMY

Alternatives for TREACHEROUS

Alternatives for TURBULENT

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