Synonyms for roughy

Most common

redfish · slimehead · ruff · orange roughy

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A fish in family Trachichthyidae The orange roughy, Hoplostethus atlanticus.

Related words

Phrases

orange roughy

Other spellings

roughie

Forms

Plural

roughies → redfishes, slimeheads, ruffs…

Example sentences

• ruff That dog has been barking 'Ruff-ruff-ruff-ruff!' all day long.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

ruff¹

7 letters

redfish²

9 letters

slimehead

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (redfish² = 2 syllables).