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DOWNY Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word downy. (opposite meanings)
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abrasive
adjectiveadj
noun

• a substance that abrades or wears down

adjective satellite

• causing abrasion

• sharply disagreeable; rigorous

coarse
adjectiveadj
adjective

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

adjective satellite

• lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

• of low or inferior quality or value

gritty
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

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

• willing to face danger

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

prickly
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• very irritable

• having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

ragged
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn

• worn out from stress or strain

• having an irregular outline

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

scratchy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing abrasion

• easily irritated or annoyed

• lacking consistency

• unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

uneven
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture

• not divisible by two

adjective satellite

• (of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as opponents

• variable and recurring at irregular intervals

• lacking consistency

Alternatives for ABRASIVE

Alternatives for COARSE

Alternatives for GRITTY

Alternatives for HARSH

Alternatives for PRICKLY

Alternatives for RAGGED

Alternatives for ROUGH

Alternatives for SCRATCHY

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