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. Secretary Wilkie:

   Once again the halls of Congress reverberate with odes to rugged individualism, state sovereignty, and contempt for the centralized super-state, these are bloodless battles Jefferson Davis could never fight but, they are no less vital for the future of American civilization. As our cities decay and our standards and spiritual traditions deteriorate, America is searching for a better way. Walker Percy urged us to look South to recover community, stability, and sense of place in God's order which we have regrettably lost. That is a tall proposition but it is certainly one Jefferson Davis would understand and certainly one for which Jefferson Davis would fight.

2. Timothy Fleming:

   Yukon GMC has marketed Yukon GMC pretty successfully as the rugged, more premium brand relative to Chevy.

3. 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.

4. Cal Fire:

   The fire line that remains uncontained is located in steep and rugged terrain where it is unsafe for firefighters to access due to the heavy rains.

5. Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux:

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