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Adjective
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Rough, raucous or boisterous in nature
wild
boisterous
raucous
rough
rowdy
gruff
lively
harsh
rugged
tough
turbulent
inharmonious
knockabout
riotous
tumultuous
jarring
rollicking
rumbustious
rambunctious
crude
coarse
crass
raw
unruly
noisy
loud
roisterous
unrestrained
uproarious
robustious
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“At 14, she joined her mother cooking at Big O's, a rough-and-tumble bar five miles outside of town.”
Adjective
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Crudely constructed, typically in a hasty or improvised manner
rough
crude
unrefined
clumsy
artless
rude
jerry-built
rough-hewn
jerry-rigged
rough-and-ready
jury-rigged
primitive
coarse
simple
basic
makeshift
rough and ready
rustic
roughhewn
unfinished
rudimentary
unpolished
raw
awkward
undeveloped
improvised
spartan
plain
thrown together
incomplete
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“Beyond the windows of this rough-and-tumble hut lay flat expanses of long grass.”
Adjective
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Serving as a temporary or short-term means or measure
stopgap
provisional
temporary
emergency
impromptu
improvised
interim
makeshift
acting
caretaker
short-term
stand-in
working
expediential
fill-in
jury
jury-rigged
pro tem
band-aid
expedient
practical
rough-and-ready
substitute
temp
throwaway
rough and ready
make-do
provisory
pro tempore
ad interim
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Adjective
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Marked by turmoil or disturbance, especially of natural elements
wild
stormy
rough
tempestuous
turbulent
blustery
furious
howling
raging
violent
squally
bleak
choppy
fierce
hazardous
inclement
menacing
risky
stormful
threatening
thundery
windy
angry
dirty
foul
intense
nasty
roaring
rugged
tumultuous
boiling
boisterous
storm-tossed
blustering
disturbed
storming
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Noun
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A rough or noisy fight or quarrel
brawl
fracas
fray
melee
affray
ruckus
broil
donnybrook
row
ruction
infighting
sparring
free-for-all
hurly-burly
cut and thrust
fight
clash
scuffle
scrap
tussle
battle
riot
punch-up
bagarre
dust-up
skirmish
scrimmage
rumpus
shindy
biffo
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“The game was the fastest in Edmonton this year between the first-place Caps and Flyers until a rough-and-tumble broke out late in the third period.”
Noun
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Rough or rowdy play that can often result in unintentional physical harm
horseplay
clowning
buffoonery
skylarking
tomfoolery
pranks
romping
roughhousing
shenanigans
antics
capers
fooling
fooling around
high jinks
clownery
foolery
hijinks
larks
monkeying
monkeyshines
roughhouse
slapstick
didoes
foolish behaviour
monkey business
boisterousness
exuberance
fun
horsing around
misbehaviorUS
misbehaviourUK
play
practical jokes
rough-housing
rowdiness
monkey tricks
rough and tumble
rough play
fun and games
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Verb
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To move or proceed forward by force
elbow
push
jostle
shove
bulldoze
shoulder
squeeze
press
force
muscle
bore
crash
bull
crowd
jam
nudge
bump
knock
hustle
bend
hook
rough and tumble
bludgeon one's way
jostle one's way
shove one's way
jolt
shake
thrust
jog
butt
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“Certain sequences show some signs of damage and wear, but this goes with the rough-and-tumble style of the film.”
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