Synonyms for roughen

Most common

fret · rumple

All synonyms

Verb

Antonyms

smooth

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To make rough.

   The wind began to roughen the surface of the sea.

Forms

Past participle

roughened
e.g. roughened → fretted, ruffled, rumpled…

Example sentences

• fret Why actually do people fret about bad weather?

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

fret¹

6 letters

ruffle², rumple²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ruffle² = 2 syllables).