rocky
Full of stones
Rocky describes something full of rocks or resembling rock.
A rocky shore is strewn with stones; rocky terrain is hard to traverse.
Figuratively, rocky means unstable or difficult: a rocky relationship, a rocky start.
The word suggests roughness and uncertainty—things that aren't smooth or easy.
The negotiations got off to a rocky start. (Capitalized Rocky is a proper name.)
Sharply uneven, notched
- unevenNot smooth or balanced
- bumpyUneven in surface
- ruggedTough and uneven
- craggyRough with rocky projections
ridged · irregular · rough · coarse · pitted · corrugated · grooved · textured
Trembling or unstable
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- uncertainNot firmly known
- volatileLiable to sudden change
- precariousDangerously insecure
turbulent · troubled · fraught · tenuous · wobbly · insecure · uneasy · erratic
Uneven in surface
- toughDurable and strong
- challengingHard to accomplish
- arduousDemanding strenuous effort
- hardFirm or demanding
bumpy · troubled · stormy · turbulent · tumultuous · strained · fraught · problematic
jagged
Sharply uneven, notched
craggy · ridged · irregular · rough · coarse · pitted · corrugated · grooved · textured · treacherous
shaky
Trembling or unstable
precarious · turbulent · troubled · fraught · tenuous · wobbly · insecure · uneasy · erratic · unpredictable
rough
Uneven in surface
- toughDurable and strong
- challengingHard to accomplish
- arduousDemanding strenuous effort
hard · bumpy · troubled · stormy · turbulent · tumultuous · strained · fraught · problematic · thorny
boulder
Large weathered stone
cobblestone · crag · outcrop · limestone · basalt · slate · shale · flint · quarry · sediment
- mountain thingspeaks, summits, valleys, hills, cliffs
- mountain adjectivestowering, majestic, snow-capped, rugged, jagged
- path conditionsmuddy, icy, slippery, wet, dry
- place adjectivescoastal, suburban, urban, rural, northern
- stone-relatedgranite, marble, slate, limestone, boulder
- terrain wordshilly, muddy, sandy, flat, steep
- rock bottomLowest possible level
- rock bandMusicians performing amplified guitar music
- rock and rollRhythm-heavy fifties pop
- rock starFamous touring musician
- rock musicAmplified guitar-driven popular genre
- on the rocksWith ice, at bars
rock, rocks, bedrock, shamrock, rocky road, rockier, rockiness, rockiest