rockier
Having more stones
Rockier is the comparative form of rocky—more covered with rocks, more unsteady, or more troubled.
A path can be rockier than expected, and so can a relationship: Their marriage got rockier after the move.
The terrain grew rockier as we climbed.
terrain
Large rounded stones
- mountainsTall elevated landmasses
- cliffsSteep natural rock walls
- craggyRough with rocky projections
- peaksHighest points attained
jagged · rugged · bumpy · uneven · irregular · rough · stony · pitted
relationship
Violently agitated or disturbed
- troubledExperiencing distress or anxiety
- unstableProne to sudden change
- difficultRequiring much effort
- strainedUnder uncomfortable tension
tense · volatile · precarious · shaky · uncertain · fraught · complicated · challenging
boulders
Large rounded stones
peaks · jagged · rugged · bumpy · uneven · irregular · rough · stony · pitted · cratered
turbulent
Violently agitated or disturbed
- troubledExperiencing distress or anxiety
- unstableProne to sudden change
- difficultRequiring much effort
strained · tense · volatile · precarious · shaky · uncertain · fraught · complicated · challenging · contentious
- rocking chairSeat on curved runners
- rocking horseMounted toy that sways
- rocking the boatCausing unwanted disruption
- rocking outPlaying music energetically
- rocking and rollingOscillating motion in two directions
- rocking back and forth