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Synonyms for rocky
ˈrɒk irock·y

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  1. rocky, bouldery, bouldered, stonyadjective

    abounding in rocks or stones

    "rocky fields"; "stony ground"; "bouldery beaches"

    Synonyms:
    rocklike, bouldery, stony, jumpy, flinty, rough, granitic, jolty, bumpy, granitelike, obdurate, jolting, flint, bouldered

    Antonyms:
    easy, stable, smooth

  2. rough, rocky, bumpy, jolty, jolting, jumpyadjective

    causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

    "a rough ride"

    Synonyms:
    bumpy, approximative, rough, highly strung, pugnacious, jolting, bouldered, approximate, gravelly, bouldery, edgy, uptight, fierce, harsh, overstrung, high-strung, restive, nervy, scratchy, stony, crude, jumpy, boisterous, grating, jolty, raspy, unsmooth, jittery, uncut, rasping

    Antonyms:
    easy, stable, smooth

  3. rockyadjective

    liable to rock

    "on high rocky heels"

    Synonyms:
    bouldery, stony, jumpy, rough, jolty, bumpy, jolting, bouldered

    Antonyms:
    stable, smooth, easy

  4. rocky, roughadjective

    full of hardship or trials

    "the rocky road to success"; "they were having a rough time"

    Synonyms:
    bumpy, rough, raspy, jolting, pugnacious, bouldered, jolty, crude, gravelly, bouldery, fierce, harsh, unsmooth, scratchy, stony, jumpy, boisterous, grating, approximate, approximative, uncut, rasping

    Antonyms:
    easy, smooth, stable

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "rocky":

    rock, rocko, balboa, roque

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How to use rocky in a sentence?

  1. Andrew Coleman:

    The psychology of the market is pretty bad right now, any sale of these assets gives financial visibility without having to carry the cost of the asset on their books in what could be a rocky next few months.

  2. Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon:

    Marijuana edibles are cannabis-based food products. They come in many forms, but the items in this case were candy, they’re often packaged in wrappers and bags with logos and colors that look similar to traditional candy brands. Rocky Creek Elementary School( Google Maps).

  3. Joanna Barstow:

    Gliese 1214 b is a type of planet we call a Super-Earth -- a bit bigger than Earth, a bit smaller than Neptune. It's not dense enough to be rocky so it's probably like a warm mini-Neptune. There's nothing like it in our solar system and we don't really know what to expect, on my wish list for the future is a telescope to study exoplanets like Gliese 1214 b in more detail. I want to know what's going on beneath that cloud layer !

  4. Freddie Roach:

    They're trying to make out like American Chris Algieri is the next Rocky, But this isn't a movie.

  5. Sylvester Stallone:

    I want to thank my imaginary friend Rocky Balboa for being the best friend I ever had, steve Jobs.


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