Definition for Coarsen:

• make or become coarse or coarser; " coarsen the surface"; " Their minds coarsened"

Synonyms for Coarsen:

• n.

  •
  • bubble,
  • bake,
  • atomize,
  • clear,
  • boil,
  • cloud,
  • boil away,
  • boil up,
  • boil over,
  • break down.
  •
  • mature,
  • double,
  • dilate,
  • outgrow,
  • expand,
  • swell,
  • supersize,
  • wax and wane,
  • grow,
  • inflate.

• v.

  •brutalize (verb)
  • demoralize,
  • deprave,
  • dehumanize,
  • animalize,
  • debase,
  • debauch,
  • vitiate,
  • warp,
  • pervert.
  •change (verb)
  • coarsen.
  •fatten (verb)
  • fill,
  • spread,
  • distend,
  • build up,
  • wax,
  • augment,
  • thrive,
  • plump,
  • increase,
  • bloat,
  • feed,
  • broaden,
  • stuff,
  • cram.
  •harden (verb)
  • strengthen,
  • season,
  • discipline,
  • acclimatize,
  • paralyze,
  • adapt,
  • callus,
  • embitter,
  • habituate,
  • develop,
  • adjust,
  • stupefy,
  • numb,
  • acclimate,
  • steel,
  • inure,
  • Climatize,
  • teach,
  • train,
  • render insensitive,
  • stiffen,
  • case-harden,
  • callous,
  • stun,
  • make callous,
  • conform.
  •roughen (verb)
  • gnarl,
  • scuff,
  • scratch.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • offset,
  • cost,
  • cancel out,
  • overshadow,
  • damage,
  • spoil,
  • taint,
  • loose on,
  • harm,
  • neutralize.
  •harden
  • roughened,
  • case-hardened,
  • Dulling,
  • dulls,
  • callused,
  • disciplined,
  • case-hardening,
  • calloused,
  • callouses,
  • callusing,
  • Roughening,
  • Casehardened,
  • calluses,
  • Casehardening,
  • Caseharden,
  • roughens,
  • callousing,
  • Disciplining,
  • Climatized.

Antonyms for Coarsen:

• Other antonyms:

  • n.
    sensitize.

• v.

  • brutalize
    improve, upgrade, purify, clean, straighten.
  • fatten
    decrease, undernourish, deflate, lose, deplete, thin, shrink, contract.
  • harden
    enliven, unfit, disorder, spoil, be intolerant, indulge, neglect, soften, melt, disarrange, liquefy, weaken.

Hyponym for Coarsen:

• v.

  • change
    alter, modify, change.
  • contact
    alter, modify, change.