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Synonyms for raw
rɔraw
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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, untutoredAntonyms:
accomplished, civil, complaisant, courteous, courtly, cultivated, cultured, elegant, genteel, gracious, obliging, polished, polite, urbane, well-behaved, well-bred, well-mannered
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
raw
Synonyms:
uncooked, unprepared, unfinished, unripe, crude, unseasoned, inexperienced, fresh, green, unpractised, untried, bare, bald, exposed, galled, chill, bleak, piercingAntonyms:
cooked, dressed, prepared, finished, ripe, mature, mellow, seasoned, experienced, expert, adept, habituated, familiar, practised, trained, tried, covered, healed, balmy, genial
Princeton's WordNet
raw, altogether, birthday suitadjective
informal terms for nakedness
"in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit"
Synonyms:
altogether, birthday suitAntonyms:
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, broilednatural, 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, parchedrawadjective
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, bleakAntonyms:
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-friedrawadjective
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, bleakAntonyms:
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-cookedrawadjective
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, bleakAntonyms:
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-roastednaked, 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, in the altogether, tender, stark naked, in the buff, unsanded, natural, defenseless, raw(a), sore, in the raw, bleak, bareAntonyms:
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, hotrawadjective
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, bleakAntonyms:
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, finishedcrude, 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, in the altogether, stark(a), cutting, tender, stark naked, earthy, crude, unprocessed, natural, raw(a), sore, in the raw, bleak, blunt, unsandedAntonyms:
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, lyonnaiserawadjective
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, bleakAntonyms:
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, sauteedsensitive, sore, raw, tenderadjective
hurting
"the tender spot on his jaw"
Synonyms:
stark naked, sensitive, tender, bare-assed, new, sore, fond, cranky, crank, 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 buffAntonyms:
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, cladbleak, cutting, rawadjective
unpleasantly cold and damp
"bleak winds of the North Atlantic"
Synonyms:
cutting, sensitive, tender, bare-assed, new, sore, bare-ass, bare, 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 buffAntonyms:
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, experiencedraw(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, steamedraw, 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, unexampled, in the altogether, tender, stark naked, in the buff, unsanded, natural, new(a), raw(a), sore, in the raw, bleak, newfangledAntonyms:
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, processedbare-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, in the altogether, in the raw, stark naked, in the buff, unsanded, natural, raw(a), sore, bleakAntonyms:
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
Dictionary of English Synonymes
rawadjective
Synonyms:
uncookedrawadjective
Synonyms:
inexperienced, unskilled, unprepared, greenrawadjective
rawadjective
Synonyms:
unmanufactured, in the natural state
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I love eulogies. They are the most moving kind of speech because they attempt to pluck meaning from the fog, and on short order, when the emotions are still ragged and raw and susceptible to leaps.
We have an alternative suggestion which is to still make hot metal but to make it from local raw material rather than imported raw material, so it's a change of technology rather than ending liquid steel making, if we get involved in Port Talbot we will only do so on the basis that we are confident there will not be any mass redundancies.
Few nations have been so poor as to have but one god. Gods were made so easily, and the raw material cost so little, that generally the god market was fairly glutted and heaven crammed with these phantoms.
Science is nothing but trained and organized common sense, differing from the latter only as a veteran may differ from a raw recruit and its methods differ from those of common sense only as far as the guardsman's cut and thrust differ from the manner in which a savage wields his club.
If pet parents are insistent on feeding raw, I try to steer them toward raw pet foods that have undergone high-pressure pasteurization to decrease the risk of pathogenic bacteria.
Translations for raw
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- نيءArabic
- cruCatalan, Valencian
- surový, syrovýCzech
- amrwdWelsh
- råDanish
- rohGerman
- αμαγείρευτος, ωμός, πρωτόπειρος, γδαρμένος, ακατέργαστος, ανεκπαίδευτος, ανεπεξέργαστος, άψητοςGreek
- crudo, brutoSpanish
- خامPersian
- vihreä, käsittelemätön, kokematon, raaka, karkea, paljasFinnish
- cru, nu, brutFrench
- חי, נאHebrew
- érzékeny, tapasztalatlan, gyakorlatlan, nyersHungarian
- հում, չմշակվածArmenian
- mentahIndonesian
- óunninn, hrárIcelandic
- crudo, vergine, bruto, grezzo, naturale, non raffinatatoItalian
- 生Japanese
- 날것의Korean
- xaw, xav, خاوKurdish
- crudusLatin
- réiLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- žaliasLithuanian
- jēlsLatvian
- mataMāori
- mentahMalay
- စိမ်းBurmese
- prille, ruwe, pril, rauw, ruw, rauweDutch
- tʼáá tʼéehgoNavajo, Navaho
- crusOccitan
- اومPashto, Pushto
- bruto, crua, xucro, cru, inexperientePortuguese
- chawaQuechua
- criv, crüj, criev, criuRomansh
- crudRomanian
- необработанный, сырой, неопытныйRussian
- cruo, crudu, cruu, cruSardinian
- sirovSerbo-Croatian
- gjallëAlbanian
- råSwedish
- పచ్చి, ముడిTelugu
- сирийUkrainian
- רויYiddish
- 生的Chinese
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