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rough vs harsh

harsh vs rough

rough is a noun but harsh is not a noun.

rough and harsh both are adjectives.

rough is a verb but harsh is not a verb.

rough is an adverb but harsh is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rough Yes Yes Yes Yes
harsh No Yes No No
As adjectives, rough and harsh are synonyms defined as:
  • rough and harsh: unkind or cruel or uncivil
As adjectives, rough and harsh are synonyms defined as:
  • rough and harsh: unpleasantly stern
rough (noun) harsh (noun)
the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
rough (adjective) harsh (adjective)
having or caused by an irregular surface of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped sharply disagreeable; rigorous
causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements severe
not shaped by cutting or trimming unkind or cruel or uncivil
ready and able to resort to force or violence unpleasantly stern
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses
full of hardship or trials
not quite exact or correct
violently agitated and turbulent
unkind or cruel or uncivil
unpleasantly stern
not perfected
(of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse
not carefully or expertly made
rough (verb) harsh (verb)
prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
rough (adverb) harsh (adverb)
with rough motion as over a rough surface
with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')
Difference between rough and harsh

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