roughed (up) Antonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
Weak:
Strongest:
- pelted
- licked
- did
- attacked
- messed-up-
- whipped
- pounded
- hit
- punched-out
- beat
- battered
- lashed
- slapped
- knocked
Strong:
- punched
- pummelled
- pommelled
- wounded
- buffeted
- thumped
- paddled
- beat-up-on
- slammed
- chopped
- lathered
- lambasted
- smacked
- hammered
- curried
- raided
- laced
- pommeled
- walloped
- whupped
- jumped-on-
- smashed
- belted
- whacked
- belabored
- bunged-up
- clubbed
- bashed
- boxed
- bludgeoned
- slated
- basted
- worked-over
- fibbed
- assaulted
- tanned
- spanked
- swiped
- tromped
- flogged
- whapped
- switched
- batted
- mauled
- pummeled
- threshed
- slogged
- hided
- descended-on-or-upon-
- thrashed
- laid-on
Weak:
- scourged
- whomped
- birched
- pasted
- clouted
- caned
- rawhided
- cracked
- flagellated
- gored
- rushed
- strapped
- swatted
- horsewhipped
- mutilated
- beset
- socked
- cudgelled
- thwacked
- drubbed
- cowhided
- pounced-on-or-upon-
- bust
- whammed
- cudgeled
- assailed
- cuffed
- fustigated
- mangled
- stormed
- maimed
- lacerated
- blackjacked
- clobbered
- busted
- lammed
- whopped
- whaled
Meaning of roughed (up)
roughed (up)
to hit and hurt (someone)
roughed (up) Sentence Examples
- The waves roughed up the calm waters, creating whitecaps and swells.
- The teenagers roughed up the smaller boy, leaving him with bruises and a bloody nose.
- The kitchen renovation roughed up the walls, revealing the original brickwork.
- The rough terrain roughed up the car's suspension, making the ride bumpy.
- The tailor roughed up the edges of the fabric to create a frayed effect.
- The wind roughed up his hair, making it windswept and messy.
- The construction workers roughed up the concrete surface to prepare it for finishing.
- The police roughed up the suspect, hoping to coerce a confession.
- The boxing match roughed up both fighters, leaving them with cuts and bruises.
- The cat roughed up the new toy, destroying it within minutes.
FAQs About the word roughed (up)
to hit and hurt (someone)
pelted,licked, did, attacked, messed (up), whipped, pounded, hit, punched out, beat
petted,caressed, cared (for), pampered, fondled, fostered, nurtured,coddled,mollycoddled
The waves roughed up the calm waters, creating whitecaps and swells.
The teenagers roughed up the smaller boy, leaving him with bruises and a bloody nose.
The kitchen renovation roughed up the walls, revealing the original brickwork.
The rough terrain roughed up the car's suspension, making the ride bumpy.
