Synonyms of scabrous
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Another word for scabrous is harsh. Other synonyms of scabrous are jagged, rough, scabrid and reef.
Synonyms and similar words for scabrous
adjectiveCovered with scales or scabs; hence, very coarse or rough.
- scabby
- scaly
- scurfyCharacterized by scurf; covered with scurf.
- reefScabby; scurvy.
- scabrate
- scabridScabrous; rough.
- scurvyAffected or covered with scurf (“skin disease causing flakes of skin to fall off”) or scabs; scurfy, scabby; also, of...
- abrasive
- asperous
- coarse
- gimped
- harshUnpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
- irregular
- jaggedHaving a rough quality.
- jaggyJagged, toothed or serrated.
- roughLoud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating.
- rugged
- rugose
- scraggy
- shagged
- squarrose
- uneven
- unsmoothNot smooth; rough.
- roynish obsolete
- scald obsolete
- scalled obsolete
- salebrous obsoleteRough; rugged.
adjectiveDisgusting, repellent.
- repulsive
- vile
- abhorrant
- abhorrent
- badTricky; stressful; unpleasant.
- sickly
- mean
- infernal
- bumUnpleasant or unhappy.
- horrid
- demonicExtremely cruel or evil; abhorrent or repugnant; diabolical.
- disagreeable
- disgustingCausing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.
- distasteful
- foul
- rancid
- fulsome
- grimDisgusting; gross.
- groDisgusting, unpleasant; gross.
- grodyNasty, dirty, disgusting, foul, revolting, yucky, grotesque.
- gross
- grottyUnpleasant, dirty, slovenly or offensive.
- loathsomeHighly offensive; abominable, sickening.
- munted Australia, slang
- nasty
- nauseous
- offensive
- obnoxiousExtremely offensive or unpleasant; very annoying, contemptible, or odious.
- obsceneDisgusting or repulsive.
- rank informal
- repugnant
- revoltingRepulsive, disgusting.
- sickening
- strident
- unpleasantNot pleasant.
- gooey archaicDistasteful, unpleasant.
adjectiveOf music, writing, etc.: lacking refinement; unmelodious, unmusical.
- cacophonic
- cacophonicalCacophonous; harsh-sounding; unmusical.
- cacophoniousCacophonous; harsh-sounding; unmusical.
- cacophonousContaining, consisting of, or producing harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds.
- discordantOf sounds: harsh, jarring; specifically (music), of musical notes or tunes: not in harmony; dissonant, inharmonious.
- disharmoniousSynonym of inharmonious: lacking harmony.
- dissonant
- honeyed
- horrisonantHaving an unpleasant sound.
- inharmonious
- insonorousNot clear or melodious.
- noneuphoniousNot euphonious.
- nonsonorousNot sonorous.
- raucous
- tuneless
- uneuphoniousNot euphonious.
- unmusical
- unharmoniousSynonym of inharmonious.
- unlistenableOf a sound, quality, or characteristic, that a person cannot listen to for an extended time.
- unmellifluousNot mellifluous; harsh-sounding; dissonant.
- unmelodicNot melodic.
- unmelodiousNot melodious.
- unsonorousNot sonorous.
- absonant rareDiscordant; harsh; contrary; unreasonable.
- horrisonous obsoleteSounding dreadfully; uttering a terrible sound.
- immelodious archaicNot melodious.
- untunable archaic
Meaning of scabrous
- adjective Covered with scales or scabs; hence, very coarse or rough.
- adjective Disgusting, repellent.
- adjective Salacious, scandalous; concerning oneself with lurid or lascivious substance.
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