Synonyms for roughhewn


Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : ruhf-hyoo
Phonetic Transcription : ˈrʌfˈhyu

Top 10 synonyms for roughhewn Other synonyms for the word roughhewn

Définition of roughhewn

  • As in raw : adj not cooked, prepared
  • As in rough : adj basic, incomplete
  • As in rude : adj crude, primitive
  • As in rugged : adj bumpy, weathered
  • As in unfinished : adj not completed
  • As in grainy : adj coarse
  • As in granular : adj coarse
  • As in coarse : adj rough, unrefined
  • As in unperfected : adj rough
  • As in unprocessed : adj crude
  • As in crude : adj unrefined, natural
  • As in carve : verb cut carefully with sharp instrument
Example sentences :
  • It consisted of cabins of roughhewn logs surrounded by a stockade.
  • Extract from : « Blue Ridge Country » by Jean Thomas
  • In youth the land mass was roughhewn and cut deep by stream erosion.
  • Extract from : « The Elements of Geology » by William Harmon Norton
  • She reminded one of a roughhewn granite statue of old Egypt; and she was just as magnificently imposing.
  • Extract from : « I, Thou, and the Other One » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
  • This arch was roughhewn on the flat surfaces and on about half of the outer curved surface, or extrados.
  • Extract from : « The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia » by C. Malcolm Watkins
  • Their gestures were unstudiedly graceful, and their roughhewn faces were pleasant in expression.
  • Extract from : « The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop » by Hamlin Garland
  • The contrast between the resolute, handsome young white man and the roughhewn Tetong was superb.
  • Extract from : « The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop » by Hamlin Garland
  • Nevertheless, the altar has been left there—an altar of unpolished wood, placed against a background of roughhewn stone.
  • Extract from : « Les Misrables » by Victor Hugo

Antonyms for roughhewn

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