English Synonym Finder

coarsened

Definitions

Made rough, harsh, or less refined in texture or appearance.

Became less sensitive, delicate, or sophisticated in nature or behavior.

Examples

Years of manual labor had coarsened his hands, leaving them rough and calloused.

The constant exposure to the harsh desert wind had coarsened her skin over time.

Synonyms

roughened toughened hardened thickened crude vulgarized

Antonyms

refined smoothed softened delicate polished cultured