raw deal

noun

Synonyms of raw dealnext
: an instance of unfair treatment

Examples of raw deal in a Sentence

these mice are really getting a raw deal: after we're through using them for our science experiment, they get fed to our snake
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The Kings gave him 22 million reasons to get over it — the total dollar value of his new two-year contract extension — leaving Rangers fans as the ones who truly got the raw deal. Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026 Dom Amore’s Sunday Read: Former Goats skipper has lots to do, Vin Baker’s Hall allies and more Former Yard Goats manager Warren Schaeffer keeps it positive in Colorado, Vin Baker has allies, UConn baseball’s raw deal. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2025 Along comes host number two, an ant, who definitely gets the raw deal. New Atlas, 12 Apr. 2025 The Big 12 commissioner was in Fort Worth on Monday to meet the new director of athletics at TCU, and the topic of conversation is how his league has performed this postseason, specifically the raw deals for both BYU and Arizona State. Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for raw deal

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of raw deal was in 1911

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“Raw deal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raw%20deal. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.

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raw deal

noun
: an instance of unfair treatment
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