Rugged meaning

What does “rugged” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“rugged” is an adjective with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring.

rugged

sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
“with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture”
Oppositesdelicate
having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface
“furrowed fields”
“his furrowed face lit by a warming smile”
Synonymsfurrowed
topographically very uneven
“broken terrain”
“rugged ground”
Synonymsbroken
very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
“a rugged competitive examination”
“the rugged conditions of frontier life”
Synonymstough

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University