92 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ ɹˈʌfi͡ənli], [ ɹˈʌfi‍ənli], [ ɹ_ˈʌ_f_iə_n_l_i]

Similar words for ruffianly:

• all (adjective)
• other relevant words (adjective)
• tough (adjective)
• other relevant words (noun)
• other synonyms
• inconsiderate
• other relevant words (noun)

Homophones for ruffianly

Synonyms for Ruffianly:

• adj.

  • all (adjective)
  • ruffianly.
  • Other relevant words: (adjective)
  • tough,
  • head-strong,
  • hard line,
  • unforgiving,
  • hardnosed,
  • hardboiled,
  • hard-shelled,
  • hardbitten,
  • hardline.
  • tough (adjective)
  • hard-bitten,
  • adamant,
  • resolute,
  • headstrong,
  • cruel,
  • merciless,
  • obdurate,
  • fixed,
  • stubborn,
  • inflexible,
  • taut,
  • fierce,
  • desperate,
  • uncompromising,
  • unalterable,
  • drastic,
  • hard-line,
  • refractory,
  • intractable,
  • confirmed,
  • severe,
  • vicious,
  • strict,
  • pugnacious,
  • ruthless,
  • unyielding,
  • immutable,
  • firm,
  • arbitrary,
  • hard-nosed,
  • savage,
  • callous,
  • unmanageable,
  • harsh,
  • narrow,
  • stern,
  • hard-boiled,
  • exacting,
  • uncontrollable,
  • terrible,
  • stiff,
  • ferocious,
  • unbending.

• n.

  • Other relevant words: (noun)
  • rowdy,
  • out-of-line,
  • naughty,
  • raffish,
  • violent,
  • Misbehaving,
  • loutish,
  • off-base,
  • Rowdyish,
  • cloddish,
  • boorish,
  • disorderly,
  • churlish,
  • bad,
  • hooliganish,
  • lubberly,
  • disruptive,
  • unbehaving,
  • roughneck,
  • loobyish,
  • yokelish,
  • carlish,
  • lumpish,
  • clownish,
  • improper,
  • not respectable.

• Other synonyms:

  • inconsiderate
  • unkind.
  • Other relevant words (noun):
  • hard,
  • problematical,
  • baffling,
  • out of order,
  • problematic,
  • rugged,
  • elusive,
  • toughened,
  • unseemly,
  • unruly,
  • knotty,
  • sturdy.

Homophones for Ruffianly:

• rue family, Rohypnol, ravenala.