Synonyms for rugged
ˈrʌg ɪdrugged

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1. rugged

   Synonyms:
   broken, hilly, inclined, irregular, rolling, rough, slanting, sloping, uneven

   Antonyms:
   even, flat, horizontal, level, plain, plane

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1. rugged

   Synonyms:
   uneven, bristly, shaggy, rough, wrinkled, rude, harsh, hard, crabbed, severe, austere, surly, turbulent, inclement, bluff, blunt, untutored, churlish, unpolished, difficult

   Antonyms:
   even, smooth, polished, glabrous, silky, glassy, refined, fine, finished, soft, mild, courtly, courteous

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1. ruggedadjective

   sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring

   "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture"

   Synonyms:
   tough, furrowed, broken

   Antonyms:
   ethereal, tender, smooth, exquisite, light-handed, overdelicate, dainty, gossamer, fragile, pastel, delicate, easy

2. furrowed, ruggedadjective

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

   "furrowed fields"; "his furrowed face lit by a warming smile"

   Synonyms:
   tough, furrowed, broken

   Antonyms:
   pastel, dainty, tender, fragile, overdelicate, easy, delicate, light-handed, exquisite, ethereal, gossamer, smooth

3. broken, ruggedadjective

   topographically very uneven

   "broken terrain"; "rugged ground"

   Synonyms:
   unkept, low, impoverished, humiliated, wiped out(p), broken in, tough, furrowed, busted, humbled, crushed, disordered, confused, broken, upset

   Antonyms:
   delicate, overdelicate, dainty, pastel, exquisite, easy, gossamer, ethereal, fragile, smooth, tender, light-handed

4. rugged, toughadjective

   very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution

   "a rugged competitive examination"; "the rugged conditions of frontier life"; "the competition was tough"; "it's a tough life"; "it was a tough job"

   Synonyms:
   tough, toughened, problematic, broken, sturdy, hard, furrowed, problematical, elusive, baffling, bad, ruffianly, knotty

   Antonyms:
   light-handed, easy, pastel, delicate, ethereal, fragile, tender, exquisite, overdelicate, smooth, dainty, gossamer

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1. ruggedadjective

   Synonyms:
   rough, craggy, cragged, uneven, irregular, scraggy

2. ruggedadjective

   Synonyms:
   harsh, inharmonious, grating

3. ruggedadjective

   Synonyms:
   [colloquial, U.S.] hardy, robust, vigorous, healthy

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1. ruggedadjective

   Synonyms:
   irregular, rough, uneven, scraggy, cragged, craggy, inclement, tempestuous, turbulent, boisterous, wild, robust, hardy, vigorous, austere, crabbed, harsh, unfeeling

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1. List of paraphrases for "rugged":

   robust, rough, ruggedized, beefy, chequered, steep, hilly, resilient, bumpy, resistant, joyless, sturdy, manly, resistive, big-boned, uneven, wild

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1. Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux:

   Honor is like an island, rugged and without a beach; once we have left it, we can never return.

2. Nic Pizzolatto:

   I always thought Vince was a great actor, from when he first broke in, doing these interesting and intense performances in the mid-’90s — I remember these independent dramas he was just great in, in his maturity I think he wears his history in a rugged, old-school manner. I see echoes of Robert Mitchum and James Garner in the kind of figure he cuts, and I think it’s going to be gratifying for people to see his skills put to this kind of use.

3. Dean Gould:

   Fresno County officials all want to know a definitive cause to what started Cal Fire last year, investigators spent countless hours hiking rugged terrain to determine the cause, interviewed numerous leads, and eliminated multiple potential causes. In the end, lightning remains as the probable cause.

4. Pete Cunningham:

   In addition to being the world's first smartphone to integrate thermal imaging it's also the world's most waterproof phone, you can take this to depths of five meters waterproof. It's also designed to be dropped from 1.8 meters onto concrete without smashing, so there's lots of other rugged credentials that means we deliver it in this size. I think over time you'll see the ability to reduce the thickness of the device as well.

5. Cal Fire:

   Firefighting personnel continue to aggressively work in treacherous terrain, providing structure defense and improving containment lines. All road closures will remain closed. The terrain is brush covered, rugged and steep, with difficult access.