Synonyms for RAW
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1. raw

   Synonyms:
   awkward, bluff, blunt, boorish, brusk, clownish, coarse, discourteous, ill-behaved, ill-bred, ill-mannered, impertinent, impolite, impudent, insolent, insulting, rude, rustic, uncivil, uncouth, unmannerly, unpolished, untaught, untutored

   Antonyms:
   accomplished, civil, complaisant, courteous, courtly, cultivated, cultured, elegant, genteel, gracious, obliging, polished, polite, urbane, well-behaved, well-bred, well-mannered

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1. raw

   Synonyms:
   uncooked, unprepared, unfinished, unripe, crude, unseasoned, inexperienced, fresh, green, unpractised, untried, bare, bald, exposed, galled, chill, bleak, piercing

   Antonyms:
   cooked, dressed, prepared, finished, ripe, mature, mellow, seasoned, experienced, expert, adept, habituated, familiar, practised, trained, tried, covered, healed, balmy, genial

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1. raw, altogether, birthday suitadjective

   informal terms for nakedness

   "in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit"

   Synonyms:
   altogether, birthday suit, raw

   Antonyms:
   cooked, processed, saute, roasted, stewed, pancake-style, ready-cooked, wafer-like, burnt, braised, overdone, lyonnaise, barbecued, hard-boiled, grilled, just, souffle-like, experient, burned, candy-like, medium, roast, fried, steamed, seared, toasted, well-done, finished, experienced, parched, poached, painless, analyzed, covert, batter-fried, soft-boiled, treated, hot, clothed, fair, rare-roasted, hard-baked, baked, boiled, sunny-side up, polished, done, uninjured, clad, au gratin, deep-fried, sauteed, broiled

2. natural, raw(a), rude(a)adjective

   (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes

   "natural yogurt"; "natural produce"; "raw wool"; "raw sugar"; "bales of rude cotton"

   Antonyms:
   souffle-like, painless, burnt, poached, roast, pancake-style, experient, sauteed, grilled, overdone, clothed, au gratin, done, fair, ready-cooked, baked, polished, saute, steamed, clad, just, hard-baked, analyzed, burned, experienced, wafer-like, roasted, hard-boiled, hot, cooked, lyonnaise, deep-fried, processed, broiled, treated, soft-boiled, medium, covert, well-done, braised, boiled, batter-fried, sunny-side up, uninjured, seared, fried, stewed, rare-roasted, candy-like, barbecued, toasted, finished, parched

3. rawadjective

   having the surface exposed and painful

   "a raw wound"

   Synonyms:
   sensitive, cutting, crude, naked, new, bare-assed, rude(a), naked as a jaybird, peeled, bare-ass, in the altogether, tender, stark naked, in the buff, unsanded, natural, raw(a), sore, in the raw, bleak

   Antonyms:
   sunny-side up, sauteed, au gratin, hard-boiled, stewed, grilled, analyzed, parched, broiled, souffle-like, wafer-like, saute, seared, ready-cooked, roasted, finished, hot, polished, cooked, clothed, experient, burnt, candy-like, processed, just, done, baked, experienced, deep-fried, lyonnaise, uninjured, boiled, soft-boiled, hard-baked, overdone, roast, well-done, covert, poached, clad, medium, treated, barbecued, fair, pancake-style, rare-roasted, burned, braised, fried, toasted, painless, steamed, batter-fried

4. rawadjective

   not treated with heat to prepare it for eating

   Synonyms:
   sensitive, cutting, crude, naked, new, bare-assed, rude(a), naked as a jaybird, peeled, bare-ass, in the altogether, tender, stark naked, in the buff, unsanded, natural, raw(a), sore, in the raw, bleak

   Antonyms:
   broiled, well-done, soft-boiled, hard-boiled, hard-baked, pancake-style, done, sauteed, fair, lyonnaise, roasted, saute, finished, wafer-like, braised, toasted, rare-roasted, treated, steamed, grilled, experienced, sunny-side up, burnt, souffle-like, parched, just, medium, burned, deep-fried, clad, fried, experient, cooked, overdone, boiled, candy-like, processed, poached, roast, polished, baked, barbecued, hot, au gratin, batter-fried, clothed, uninjured, analyzed, painless, covert, seared, stewed, ready-cooked

5. rawadjective

   not processed or refined

   "raw sewage"

   Synonyms:
   sensitive, cutting, crude, naked, new, bare-assed, rude(a), naked as a jaybird, peeled, bare-ass, in the altogether, tender, stark naked, in the buff, unsanded, natural, raw(a), sore, in the raw, bleak

   Antonyms:
   just, medium, sauteed, analyzed, braised, grilled, clad, roasted, hard-baked, painless, ready-cooked, poached, parched, uninjured, deep-fried, wafer-like, boiled, soft-boiled, steamed, pancake-style, barbecued, toasted, baked, overdone, fried, cooked, treated, batter-fried, lyonnaise, experienced, souffle-like, burned, well-done, candy-like, au gratin, hard-boiled, clothed, done, covert, processed, broiled, seared, hot, stewed, burnt, roast, sunny-side up, finished, polished, experient, saute, fair, rare-roasted

6. naked, rawadjective

   devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure

   "naked ambition"; "raw fury"; "you may kill someone someday with your raw power"

   Synonyms:
   au naturel(p), sensitive, cutting, crude, naked, peeled, new, bare-assed, rude(a), naked as a jaybird, nude, bare-ass, raw, in the altogether, tender, stark naked, in the buff, unsanded, natural, defenseless, raw(a), sore, in the raw, bleak, bare

   Antonyms:
   hard-boiled, clothed, broiled, steamed, deep-fried, batter-fried, souffle-like, done, hard-baked, wafer-like, soft-boiled, lyonnaise, toasted, barbecued, polished, baked, boiled, stewed, roast, rare-roasted, covert, ready-cooked, clad, poached, experient, fried, just, candy-like, saute, grilled, seared, sunny-side up, braised, analyzed, painless, well-done, parched, uninjured, cooked, au gratin, finished, processed, experienced, pancake-style, burned, overdone, sauteed, fair, medium, treated, burnt, roasted, hot

7. rawadjective

   brutally unfair or harsh

   "received raw treatment from his friends"; "a raw deal"

   Synonyms:
   sensitive, cutting, crude, naked, new, bare-assed, rude(a), naked as a jaybird, peeled, bare-ass, in the altogether, tender, stark naked, in the buff, unsanded, natural, raw(a), sore, in the raw, bleak

   Antonyms:
   seared, rare-roasted, toasted, sunny-side up, soft-boiled, burnt, treated, polished, lyonnaise, steamed, clad, experienced, uninjured, pancake-style, deep-fried, grilled, analyzed, processed, stewed, braised, medium, experient, overdone, parched, fried, fair, hot, barbecued, roast, wafer-like, covert, roasted, done, souffle-like, batter-fried, saute, broiled, cooked, clothed, au gratin, poached, painless, baked, candy-like, boiled, just, well-done, burned, hard-boiled, hard-baked, sauteed, ready-cooked, finished

8. crude, rawadjective

   not processed or subjected to analysis

   "raw data"; "the raw cost of production"; "only the crude vital statistics"

   Synonyms:
   rough, naked as a jaybird, primitive, in the buff, unrefined, sensitive, rude, crude(a), naked, new, vulgar, bare-assed, rude(a), gross, peeled, bare-ass, raw, in the altogether, stark(a), cutting, tender, stark naked, earthy, crude, unprocessed, natural, raw(a), sore, in the raw, bleak, blunt, unsanded

   Antonyms:
   medium, polished, experienced, au gratin, painless, batter-fried, stewed, parched, overdone, cooked, boiled, burned, hot, souffle-like, steamed, well-done, ready-cooked, soft-boiled, just, finished, roast, sunny-side up, roasted, barbecued, saute, clothed, poached, fried, fair, broiled, grilled, analyzed, deep-fried, candy-like, burnt, experient, pancake-style, processed, seared, braised, treated, wafer-like, rare-roasted, uninjured, hard-boiled, clad, done, hard-baked, sauteed, toasted, covert, baked, lyonnaise

9. rawadjective

   untempered and unrefined

   "raw talent"; "raw beauty"

   Synonyms:
   sensitive, cutting, crude, naked, new, bare-assed, rude(a), naked as a jaybird, peeled, bare-ass, in the altogether, tender, stark naked, in the buff, unsanded, natural, raw(a), sore, in the raw, bleak

   Antonyms:
   analyzed, lyonnaise, experient, candy-like, deep-fried, soft-boiled, painless, broiled, finished, overdone, roasted, souffle-like, stewed, hard-baked, batter-fried, clothed, fried, burnt, seared, hot, burned, sunny-side up, polished, grilled, parched, wafer-like, well-done, braised, hard-boiled, poached, rare-roasted, covert, just, uninjured, barbecued, steamed, ready-cooked, saute, processed, done, fair, experienced, clad, roast, pancake-style, toasted, boiled, treated, cooked, medium, au gratin, baked, sauteed

10. sensitive, sore, raw, tenderadjective

    hurting

    "the tender spot on his jaw"

    Synonyms:
    stark naked, sensitive, tender, bare-assed, new, sore, fond, cranky, crank, raw, warm, naked as a jaybird, unsanded, natural, peeled, in the altogether, painful, cutting, in the raw, affectionate, crude, mad, tippy, afflictive, bare-ass, raw(a), rude(a), naked, bleak, huffy, lovesome, sensible, untoughened, in the buff

    Antonyms:
    clothed, polished, experient, steamed, toasted, seared, parched, saute, covert, poached, processed, cooked, just, grilled, medium, burned, burnt, analyzed, au gratin, barbecued, roast, pancake-style, braised, sauteed, uninjured, roasted, hard-baked, fried, baked, soft-boiled, sunny-side up, broiled, stewed, ready-cooked, overdone, well-done, souffle-like, rare-roasted, finished, hard-boiled, done, deep-fried, candy-like, hot, experienced, boiled, lyonnaise, wafer-like, fair, batter-fried, treated, painless, clad

11. bleak, cutting, rawadjective

    unpleasantly cold and damp

    "bleak winds of the North Atlantic"

    Synonyms:
    cutting, sensitive, tender, bare-assed, new, sore, bare-ass, bare, raw, lancinating, stinging, black, unsanded, natural, peeled, stark naked, desolate, dim, piercing, in the altogether, naked as a jaybird, in the raw, crude, lancinate, knifelike, keen, edged, barren, raw(a), rude(a), naked, bleak, stabbing, stark, in the buff

    Antonyms:
    fair, painless, polished, seared, hard-baked, barbecued, finished, covert, broiled, overdone, processed, burnt, grilled, sunny-side up, au gratin, wafer-like, baked, clad, soft-boiled, hot, parched, toasted, sauteed, just, roasted, clothed, burned, fried, medium, boiled, souffle-like, pancake-style, deep-fried, well-done, done, rare-roasted, batter-fried, roast, treated, braised, stewed, analyzed, hard-boiled, lyonnaise, ready-cooked, saute, experient, candy-like, steamed, uninjured, cooked, poached, experienced

12. raw(a), unsandedadjective

    used of wood and furniture

    "raw wood"

    Antonyms:
    grilled, clothed, wafer-like, painless, sunny-side up, fair, processed, hard-baked, hard-boiled, medium, batter-fried, experient, finished, saute, braised, parched, cooked, roasted, analyzed, baked, sauteed, barbecued, hot, overdone, fried, burnt, boiled, done, roast, uninjured, rare-roasted, toasted, covert, au gratin, broiled, experienced, clad, stewed, treated, poached, candy-like, polished, burned, just, deep-fried, lyonnaise, souffle-like, seared, pancake-style, soft-boiled, well-done, ready-cooked, steamed

13. raw, newadjective

    lacking training or experience

    "the new men were eager to fight"; "raw recruits"

    Synonyms:
    young, sensitive, cutting, crude, naked, fresh, new, bare-assed, novel, rude(a), naked as a jaybird, peeled, bare-ass, raw, unexampled, in the altogether, tender, stark naked, in the buff, unsanded, natural, new(a), raw(a), sore, in the raw, bleak, newfangled

    Antonyms:
    fried, overdone, braised, uninjured, souffle-like, grilled, analyzed, seared, medium, burned, experient, sunny-side up, broiled, wafer-like, pancake-style, polished, hard-baked, sauteed, toasted, roast, rare-roasted, boiled, clad, well-done, just, baked, batter-fried, painless, poached, hot, fair, covert, saute, barbecued, experienced, clothed, finished, hard-boiled, roasted, au gratin, cooked, parched, ready-cooked, steamed, treated, done, soft-boiled, stewed, burnt, deep-fried, lyonnaise, candy-like, processed

14. bare-assed, bare-ass, in the altogether, in the buff, in the raw, raw, peeled, naked as a jaybird, stark nakedadjective

    (used informally) completely unclothed

    Synonyms:
    tender, sensitive, cutting, crude, naked, new, bare-assed, rude(a), naked as a jaybird, peeled, bare-ass, raw, in the altogether, in the raw, stark naked, in the buff, unsanded, natural, raw(a), sore, bleak

    Antonyms:
    au gratin, batter-fried, roasted, clothed, ready-cooked, toasted, wafer-like, medium, polished, overdone, rare-roasted, braised, fried, poached, treated, just, processed, parched, souffle-like, analyzed, sunny-side up, candy-like, finished, barbecued, saute, fair, experienced, baked, pancake-style, broiled, seared, clad, boiled, painless, lyonnaise, burned, grilled, hard-boiled, roast, sauteed, cooked, soft-boiled, experient, uninjured, hard-baked, done, stewed, steamed, covert, burnt, well-done, hot, deep-fried

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1. rawadjective

   Synonyms:
   uncooked

2. rawadjective

   Synonyms:
   inexperienced, unskilled, unprepared, green

3. rawadjective

   Synonyms:
   cold, bleak, chilly

4. rawadjective

   Synonyms:
   unmanufactured, in the natural state

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1. rawadjective

   Synonyms:
   uncooked, unprepared, crude, immature, unripe, galled, sore, sensitive, inexperienced, unskilled, green

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1. List of paraphrases for "raw":

   crude, gross, rough, crus, premiums, untreated, undiluted, premium, cru, first, uncooked, unformatted, plain, premia, unprocessed, brute, feedstock, flood, bully, initial

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1. List of known nicknames for "Raw":

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1. Sotirios Marinidis:

   It's not a race about how much (we can localize), we need to look at a lot of things, including raw materials, sustainability, quality, cost.

2. Bahrain Steel:

   We have secured and effectively diversified our sources of raw materials ensuring continuity in our production and our ability to meet the needs of our customers.

3. House Speaker John Boehner:

   The administration's decree to unilaterally expand federal authority is a raw and tyrannical power grab that will crush jobs, these leaders know firsthand that the rule is being shoved down the throats of hardworking people with no input, and places landowners, small businesses, farmers, and manufacturers on the road to a regulatory and economic hell.

4. Lewis Mumford:

   Unable to create a meaningful life for itself, the personality takes its own revenge: from the lower depths comes a regressive form of spontaneity: raw animality forms a counterpoise to the meaningless stimuli and the vicarious life to which the ordinary man is conditioned. Getting spiritual nourishment from this chaos of events, sensations, and devious interpretations is the equivalent of trying to pick through a garbage pile for food.

5. Barry Callebaut:

   We have reached a milestone this year, sourcing over 50% of all our raw materials from sustainable sources. This includes 47% of sustainably sourced cocoa beans and 54% of non-cocoa raw materials, however, we do recognize that we still have many challenges to reach our 100% goal.