RUTTED Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

rutted

adjective

as in undulating

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Recent Examples of rutted Along the deeply rutted red dirt roads of central Uganda's Lake Victoria coast, there is little for miles beyond banana groves and bustling markets. — Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026 In recent years, landslides have brought chaos to the Palos Verdes Peninsula, cracking the foundations of homes and turning Palos Verdes Drive South into a rutted, bumpy asphalt roller coaster. — Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 With a 35-degree climbing capability and 270mm of ground clearance, the D2 Pro has the room and power to handle rutted trails, loose dirt, and steeper climbs without feeling overwhelmed. — New Atlas, 23 June 2026 She was driven through rutted streets in which not a single building remained intact. — Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 15 May 2026 Abandoned in the dark, rutted parking lot of a run-down strip mall, Nurul Amin would have sensed the shadowy unwelcome of closed and vacant storefronts. — Dan Barry, New York Times, 12 May 2026 The first of the three legs in an inaugural fundraiser called the Wagora Bike Ride unspools along rocky red clay roads and through rutted jeep tracks, past braying herds of zebra and startled warthogs. — Tom Vanderbilt, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026 At the edge of town, off a rutted road, stands Mabel Bassett Correctional Center, a sprawl of concrete and razor wire. — Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 28 Feb. 2026 Driving impressions All-terrain tires — a no-cost option — gave the bZ Woodland reasonable capability on a rutted dirt trail up to a scenic ocean view overlook miles inland from the coast. — Mark Phelan, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026

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The sprawling space has its own TV and sofa pair alongside a roomy bed, along with design touches like a twinkling mirror on the ceiling and a wavy carpet.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026
Most of the brand’s launch campaigns have featured a range of straight, wavy, curly, and coily types; in 2024, its AirWash Dry Shampoo launch campaign included a model with braids.

— Ava Welsing-Kitcher, Allure, 24 Aug. 2026

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Now the 49ers plunge into the first round of the playoffs, the Super Bowl no longer looming on the horizon, but a speck somewhere in the distance at the end of the bumpy, rutty detour that their defeat has shunted them down.

— Sports Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Jan. 2026
Running terrain of the rocky-rooty-rutty variety is fun and rewarding, but no easy task.

— Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 1 Aug. 2025

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