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SMOOTHNESS Antonyms

There are 15 antonyms of the word smoothness. (opposite meanings)
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abrasive
adjectiveadj
noun

• a substance that abrades or wears down

adjective satellite

• causing abrasion

• sharply disagreeable; rigorous

bumpy
adjectiveadj
adjective

• causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

adjective satellite

• covered with or full of bumps

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

grating
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air

• a frame of iron bars to hold a fire

• optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce its spectrum

adjective satellite

• unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

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

jagged
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having a sharply uneven surface or outline

• having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed

lumpy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• like or containing small sticky lumps

• having lumps; not smooth and even in texture

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

rugged
adjectiveadj
adjective

• sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring

• having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface

adjective satellite

• topographically very uneven

• very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution

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

unpolished
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing

adjective satellite

• lacking social polish

roughness
nounn
noun

• a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven

• the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses

• an unpolished unrefined quality

• used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather

• rowdy behavior

• the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion

• harsh or severe speech or behavior

jerkiness
nounn
noun

• the quality of being spasmodic and irregular

Alternatives for ABRASIVE

Alternatives for BUMPY

Alternatives for COARSE

Alternatives for GRATING

Alternatives for GRITTY

Alternatives for HARSH

Alternatives for JAGGED

Alternatives for LUMPY

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