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Definition of RAW

1

not cooked <you should wash your hands after handling raw chicken>

Synonyms uncooked

Related Words unheated; rare; half-baked, underdone

Near Antonyms well-done; overdone; baked, boiled, braised, broiled, fried, grilled, heated, roasted, sautéed (also sauteed); burned (or burnt), charred, scorched

Antonyms cooked

2

being such as found in nature and not altered by processing or refining <raw sugar is honey-colored because the crystals retain cane juices, minerals, and other impurities that haven't been refined out>

Synonyms native, natural, raw, rude, undressed, unprocessed, unrefined, untreated

Related Words undeveloped; rough-hewn, semifinished, unfinished, unpolished; uncooked; impure, unfiltered

Near Antonyms filtered, pure, purified

Antonyms dressed, processed, refined, treated

3

lacking in adult experience or maturity <recruiters like to say the military turns raw youths into responsible men and women>

Synonyms adolescent, green, immature, inexperienced, juvenile, puerile, raw, unfledged, unformed, unripe, unripened

Related Words babyish, childish, infantile, infantilized, infantine; boyish, girlish, juvenescent, kiddish, young, youngish, youthful; maidenly, virginal; ingenuous, innocent, naive (or naïve), tender; unknowing, unseasoned, unsophisticated, untrained, untried

Near Antonyms advanced, precocious; knowing, savvy, sophisticated, worldly, worldly-wise

Antonyms adult, experienced, grown-up, mature, ripe

4

marked by wet and windy conditions <the day of the funeral was one of those bleak, blustery, raw winter days that was as gloomy as our spirits>

Synonyms bleak, dirty, inclement, nasty, raw, rough, squally, stormy, tempestuous, turbulent

Related Words blowy, blustering, blustery, breezy, gusty, windblown, windswept; cloudy, overcast, sunless; rainy, snowy; foggy, hazy, misty, murky, soupy

Near Antonyms rainless; balmy, calm, halcyon, peaceful, placid, pleasant, serene

Antonyms bright, clear, clement, cloudless, fair, sunny, sunshiny, unclouded

5

uncomfortably cool <evenings in those mountains, even during the summer, tend to be a little raw>

Synonyms bitter, bleak, chill, chilling, nipping, nippy, raw, sharp

Related Words bracing, brisk, crisp, invigorating, rigorous, snappy; arctic, bitter, cold, coolish, freezing, frigid, frosty, glacial, ice-cold, icy, numbing, polar, shivery, wintry (also wintery); subfreezing, subzero; frore, frosted, frozen, iced, refrigerated, unheated

Near Antonyms balmy, warm; lukewarm, tepid; heated, warmed

6

causing intense discomfort to one's skin <bundle up if you're going sailing, as there's a raw wind out there in the bay>

Synonyms biting, bitter, keen, penetrating, piercing, raw, sharp, shrewd, smarting, stinging

Related Words brisk, invigorating, nippy, snappy; needlelike, prickly, tingling; caustic, corrosive

Near Antonyms balmy, gentle, mild, soothing

7

showing no signs of being under control <a frightening display of raw anger>

Synonyms abandoned, intemperate, raw, runaway, unbounded, unbridled, unchecked, uncontrolled, unhampered, unhindered, unrestrained

Related Words uncontrollable, ungovernable; barbaric, hog wild, riotous, uninhibited, wild

Near Antonyms moderate, tempered

Antonyms bridled, checked, constrained, controlled, curbed, governed, hampered, hindered, restrained, temperate

8

lacking or shed of clothing <a private men's health club where it was common for men to swim raw>

Synonyms au naturel, bare, bottomless, disrobed, mother-naked, nude, raw, starkers [chiefly British], stripped, unclad, unclothed, undressed

Related Words seminude, topless; denuded, peeled; unveiled

Near Antonyms covered, veiled; arrayed, caparisoned, decked (out), rigged (out), tricked (out); vested; decent

Antonyms appareled (or apparelled), attired, clad, clothed, dressed, garbed, invested, robed, suited