Synonyms of roughshod

Adjective

1. roughshod, shod (vs. unshod), shodden, shoed

usage: (of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping

2. barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious, inhumane (vs. humane)

usage: (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks"

3. heavy-handed, roughshod, domineering (vs. submissive)

usage: unjustly domineering; "incensed at the government's heavy-handed economic policies"; "a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition"

Definition and meaning of roughshod (Dictionary)