Synonyms and Antonyms of rugged
1
able to withstand hardship, strain, or exposure
- a rugged construction that survived for hundreds of years
cast-iron, hard, hard-bitten, hardened, hardy, inured, stout, strong, sturdy, tough, toughened, vigorous
flinty, leathery, resilient, stalwart
durable, enduring, everlasting, immortal, imperishable, lasting, permanent, stable, staunch (also stanch), staying, tenacious, unyielding
flourishing, prospering, thriving
able-bodied, brawny, muscular
fit, fortified, hale, healthy, husky, lusty, red-blooded, robust, sound, strapping, virile
annealed, seasoned, tempered
emasculated, enervated, enfeebled, exhausted, run-down, sapped, wasted, weakened, worn, worn out
crippled, debilitated, diseased, incapacitated, infirm, unsound
fragile, frail, puny
resistless, sensitive, susceptible, unresistant, vulnerable, yielding
mortal, perishable, temporary, transient
2
difficult to endure
- the incredibly rugged conditions that the polar explorers faced
bitter, brutal, burdensome, cruel, excruciating, grievous, grim, hard, hardhanded, harsh, heavy, inhuman, murderous, onerous, oppressive, rough, searing, severe, stiff, tough, trying
austere, bleak, comfortless, discomforting, forbidding, inhospitable, spartan, uncomfortable
biting, inclement, intemperate, wild
rigorous, strict, stringent
agonizing, heartbreaking, heartrending, painful, wretched
crushing, grinding, overwhelming, wearing
insufferable, insupportable, intolerable, unbearable, unendurable
harrowing, tortuous
bad, disagreeable, hostile, unfriendly, unpleasant
comfortable, cozy, luxurious, snug
agreeable, friendly, genial, hospitable, pleasant
peaceful, relaxing, reposeful, restful
bearable, endurable, painless, tolerable
balmy, calm, clement, gentle, mild, moderate, temperate
