rugged
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- rough, broken, bumpy, craggy, difficult, irregular, jagged, ragged, rocky, uneven
- strong-featured, rough-hewn, weather-beaten
- tough, brawny, burly, husky (informal), muscular, robust, strong, sturdy, well-built

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Antonyms: fragile
Related Words: arduous, difficult, brawny, burly, husky, muscular

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English Thesaurus: rough, uneven, bumpy, coarse, rugged, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

rug‧ged /ˈrʌɡəd, ˈrʌɡɪd/ adjective
[Date: 1200-1300; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language]

1. land that is rugged is rough and uneven:
a rugged coastline
the rugged beauty of the Highlands

2. a man who is rugged is good-looking and has strong features which are often not perfect:
his rugged good looks

3. a vehicle or piece of equipment that is rugged is strongly built and not likely to break easily Synonym : sturdy

4. rugged behaviour is confident and determined but not always polite:
rugged individualism
—ruggedly adverb
—ruggedness noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

rough having a surface that is not flat or smooth:
rough ground
a rough mountain path
The walls were all rough.
Her hands were rough and work-hardened.
uneven an uneven surface has areas that are not flat or not all at the same level:
The floor was uneven.
She climbed the uneven steps with great care.
bumpy a bumpy road, path, or area of land has a lot of holes and raised parts in it:
the bumpy track down to the farm
The field was too bumpy to play football on.
a bumpy journey (=on a road that has a very rough surface)
coarse having a rough surface that feels slightly hard – used especially about materials such as cloth or wool:
coarse woollen blankets
coarse grass
The wool felt rather coarse.
rugged /ˈrʌɡəd, ˈrʌɡɪd/ land that is rugged is very rough and uneven and is often in a high place:
the rugged terrain near the mountains

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