coarsens
Grows more rough
Coarsens means becomes or makes coarser—rougher, cruder, or less refined.
Skin coarsens from sun exposure.
Language coarsens when profanity becomes casual.
Public discourse coarsens when nuance gives way to shouting.
Years of hard labor had coarsened his hands.
The debate coarsened into personal attacks.
Makes common or crude
- crudenessLack of sophistication
- profanityVulgar or obscene speech
- obscenityIndecent word or act
- roughensMakes less smooth
harshens · debases · degrades · cheapens · earthiness · raunchiness · indelicacy · bawdiness
Treats with savage cruelty
- desensitizesMakes less responsive
- hardensBecomes firm or solid
- callousesToughened skin patches
- toughensBecomes more resistant
degrades · corrupts · vulgarizes · debases · cheapens · indelicacy · boorishness · insensitivity
Makes less smooth
- grainyRough with particles
- sandpaperAbrasive-coated finishing material
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- abradesWears away by friction
scratches · erodes · scours · frosts · mattes · pebbles · granulates · pits
Becomes more severe
- roughensMakes less smooth
- raspsRough abrasive tools
- gratesAnnoys or shreds
- hoarsensBecomes harsh-voiced
strains · gravels · scratchiness · huskiness · croakiness
vulgarizes
Makes common or crude
roughens · harshens · debases · degrades · cheapens · earthiness · raunchiness · indelicacy · bawdiness
brutalizes
Treats with savage cruelty
- desensitizesMakes less responsive
- hardensBecomes firm or solid
- callousesToughened skin patches
toughens · degrades · corrupts · vulgarizes · debases · cheapens · indelicacy · boorishness · insensitivity · blunts
roughens
Makes less smooth
- grainyRough with particles
- sandpaperAbrasive-coated finishing material
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
abrades · scratches · erodes · scours · frosts · mattes · pebbles · granulates · pits · weathers
harshens
Becomes more severe
hoarsens · strains · gravels · scratchiness · huskiness · croakiness
- coarse clothRough-textured woven fabric
- coarse languageObscene or crude speech
- coarse hairThick, rough strands
- coarse grindLarge-particle processing result
- coarse sugarLarge-grained sweetener
- coarse threadThick strand for sewing
coarse, coarsen, coarsely, coarser, coarsening, coarsest, coarsened