Cheap and Rough

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Cheap

Cheap adjective - Involving minimal difficulty or effort.
Usage example: the boxer's early bouts were cheap wins, but now he's moving up to the top ranks of boxing
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Rough is an antonym for cheap.
Nearby Words: cheapen, cheaply, cheapness

Rough

Rough adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.
Usage example: a forensics expert who willingly takes on rough assignments
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Antonyms for Rough
Cheap is an antonym for rough.
Nearby Words: roughly, roughness, roughen, roughening, roughed
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  • Manga / Rurouni Kenshin Groin Attack: Yahiko, having been raised in a rough neighborhood, isn't averse to some very cheap shots.
    Source: Manga / Rurouni Kenshin
  • Video Game / Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun Not as maneuverable (except in rough terrain!) or cheap as Nod's tanks, and have poor leg workings.
    Source: Video Game / Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun
  • Writing Around Trademarks Only the on-screen title was changed (with a very rough cut to a very cheap-looking new title card), the theme tune lyrics continued to use "Top Cat".
    Source: Writing Around Trademarks
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