Antonyms of verb smooth

1 of 3 senses of smooth

Sense 1
smooth, smoothen -- (make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood")
       Antonym of roughen (Sense 1)
      => roughen -- (make rough or rougher; "roughen the surfaces so they will stick to each other")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb smooth

3 senses of smooth

Sense 1
smooth, smoothen -- (make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood")
       => change surface -- (undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface)
          Phrasal Verb-> smooth over#1

Sense 2
polish, smooth, smoothen, shine -- (make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes")
       => fancify, beautify, embellish, prettify -- (make more beautiful)

Sense 3
smooth, smooth out -- (free from obstructions; "smooth the way towards peace negotiations")
       => rid, free, disembarrass -- (relieve from; "Rid the house of pests")

Antonyms of adj smoothed

1 sense of smoothed

Sense 1
smoothed, smoothened -- (made smooth by ironing)

INDIRECT (VIA ironed) -> unironed, wrinkled -- ((of linens or clothes) not ironed; "a pile of unironed laundry"; "wore unironed jeans")

Similarity of adj smoothed

1 sense of smoothed

Sense 1
smoothed, smoothened -- (made smooth by ironing)
       => ironed (vs. unironed) -- ((of linens or clothes) smoothed with a hot iron)

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