Synonyms for roughage

Most common

dietary fiber

All synonyms

Noun

Antonyms

nonroughage

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   Originally (archaic), garbage, rubbish, or waste; later (agriculture) the portions of a crop which are discarded, such as husks, stalks, etc.; also, agricultural waste such as weeds.

Forms

Plural

roughages → fibers, roughnesses…

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

fiber², fibre²

9 letters

roughness²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fiber² = 2 syllables).