All polished antonyms
polΒ·ished
P p adjective polished
- wolfish β resembling a wolf, as in form or characteristics.
- asperous β Rough, rugged, uneven.
- outland β Usually, outlands. the outlying districts or remote regions of a country; provinces: a name unknown in the outlands.
- disgracious β Lacking grace; not pleasing; disagreeable.
- junky β of the nature of junk; trashy.
- nodular β of, relating to, or characterized by nodules.
- nonliterate β preliterate.
- wrinkly β having wrinkles or tending to wrinkle; creased; puckery: a wrinkly material.
adj polished
- clownish β If you describe a person's appearance or behaviour as clownish, you mean that they look or behave rather like a clown, and often that they appear rather foolish.
- mannerless β without good manners; ill-mannered; discourteous; impolite.
- cloddish β of, relating to, or resembling a clod or boor; doltish; stolid.
- clodhopping β loutish; boorish.
- boorish β Boorish behaviour is rough, uneducated, and rude.
- crude β A crude method or measurement is not exact or detailed, but may be useful or correct in a rough, general way.
- ill-bred β showing lack of good social breeding; unmannerly; rude.
- churlish β Someone who is churlish is unfriendly, bad-tempered, or impolite.
- inhumane β not humane; lacking humanity, kindness, compassion, etc.
- incult β wild; rude; unrefined.
- handcrafted β handicraft.
- bearish β On the stock market, if there is a bearish mood, prices are expected to fall. Compare bullish.
- half-done β past participle of do1 .
- in the making β the act of a person or thing that makes: The making of a violin requires great skill.
- gauche β lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude; tactless: Their exquisite manners always make me feel gauche.
- low-down β If someone gives you the low-down on a person or thing, they tell you all the important information about them.
- grody β repulsive; disgusting; nauseating.
- brutal β A brutal act or person is cruel and violent.
- inartistic β lacking in artistic sense or appreciation.
- chapped β If your skin is chapped, it is dry, cracked, and sore.
- agrestic β rural; rustic
- barbarous β If you describe something as barbarous, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is rough and uncivilized.
- brambly β having or resembling brambles.
- imprecise β not precise; not exact; vague or ill-defined.
- inurbane β not urbane; lacking in courtesy, refinement, etc.
- in the ballpark β a tract of land where ball games, especially baseball, are played.
- cross-grained β (of timber) having the fibres arranged irregularly or in a direction that deviates from the axis of the piece
- foul-mouthed β using obscene, profane, or scurrilous language; given to filthy or abusive speech.
- ham-handed β clumsy, inept, or heavy-handed: a ham-handed approach to dealing with people that hurts a lot of feelings.
- lowbred β characterized by or characteristic of low or vulgar breeding; ill-bred; coarse.
- in the rough β having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- coarse β Coarse things have a rough texture because they consist of thick threads or large pieces.
- fouled-up β Informal. confused, chaotic, or disorganized.
- homespun β spun or made at home: homespun cloth.
- brutish β If you describe a person or their behaviour as brutish, you think that they are brutal and uncivilised.
- lowdown β the real and unadorned facts; the true, secret, or inside information (usually preceded by the): We gave them the lowdown on the new housing project.
- in-humane β not humane; lacking humanity, kindness, compassion, etc.