rough water

Examples

• All

• But we were still 100 yards from the rough water and thus out of danger.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Great many ships went down in these rough waters, as you can see from this geodetic survey map.

  Easy Come, Easy Go (1967)

• So we have this very rough water available to us to test in, in this little Bay here.

• Cause you wanna avoid rough water.

  Escape Plan (2013)

• Does oil actually calm rough waters, and if so, how?

• Some rough waters at the end there.

  Against the Current (2009)

• The boat's performance will also suffer after it hits rough waters.

  Blog text (32)

• The captain doesn't want to risk exposing the passengers to any more rough water than necessary.

  Fiction book (1996)

• The vessels range from 35 to 75 feet with a flared bow, a low stern, and a deep profile to maintain seaworthiness in Hawaii's rough waters.

  Academic text (1993)

• The captain doesn't want to risk exposing the passengers to any more rough water than necessary.

Synonyms

T

treacherous water

vsrough water

1 7.8

Water that is dangerous because of strong currents, hidden rocks or bad weather

focuses on an agitated surface from wind and storms, not hidden hazards

C

choppiness

vsrough water

1 6.0

Rough, uneven sea surface that makes waves unpredictable

focuses on being hard or unsafe to navigate, not only surface texture

Antonyms

S

still water

4 1.4

Calm water in a lake or pond with no waves

How Rough

tidal wave

7 3.2

stormy

33 1.0

rough water

3 3.6

choppy

12 3.9

rippled

3.2

still water

4 1.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology