Antonyms of adj rugged

4 senses of rugged

Sense 1
rugged (vs. delicate) -- (sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring; "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture")

delicate (vs. rugged) -- (exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly")
        => dainty, exquisite -- (delicately beautiful; "a dainty teacup"; "an exquisite cameo")
        => ethereal, gossamer -- (characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; "this smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer shading through his playing")
        => fragile -- (vulnerably delicate; "she has the fragile beauty of youth")
        => light-handed -- (having a metaphorically delicate touch; "the translation is...light-handed...and generally unobtrusive"- New Yorker)
        => overdelicate -- (extremely delicate; "an overdelicate digestive system")
        => pastel -- (lacking in body or vigor; "faded pastel charms of the naive music")
        => tender -- ((of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition; "tender green shoots")

Sense 2
furrowed (vs. unfurrowed), rugged -- (having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface; "furrowed fields"; "his furrowed face lit by a warming smile")


Sense 3
broken, rugged -- (topographically very uneven; "broken terrain"; "rugged ground")

INDIRECT (VIA rough) -> smooth -- (having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror")

Sense 4
rugged, tough -- (very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution; "a rugged competitive examination"; "the rugged conditions of frontier life"; "the competition was tough"; "it's a tough life"; "it was a tough job")

INDIRECT (VIA difficult) -> easy -- (posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma")

Similarity of adj rugged

4 senses of rugged

Sense 1
rugged (vs. delicate) -- (sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring; "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture")
       => knockabout -- (suitable for rough use; "a knockabout overcoat"; "a knockabout old car")
       => sturdy, tough -- (substantially made or constructed; "sturdy steel shelves"; "sturdy canvas"; "a tough all-weather fabric"; "some plastics are as tough as metal")
          Also See-> robust#1; strong#1; tough#3, toughened#1

Sense 2
furrowed (vs. unfurrowed), rugged -- (having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface; "furrowed fields"; "his furrowed face lit by a warming smile")
       => canaliculate -- (having thin parallel channels; "canaliculate leafstalks of certain plants")
       => corrugated -- (shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges; "the surface of the ocean was rippled and corrugated")
       => rutted, rutty -- (full of ruts; "rutty farm roads")

Sense 3
broken, rugged -- (topographically very uneven; "broken terrain"; "rugged ground")
       => rough (vs. smooth), unsmooth -- (having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face")

Sense 4
rugged, tough -- (very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution; "a rugged competitive examination"; "the rugged conditions of frontier life"; "the competition was tough"; "it's a tough life"; "it was a tough job")
       => difficult (vs. easy), hard -- (not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?")