Entry Word: raw

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 not cooked <you should wash your hands after handling raw chicken>

Synonyms uncooked

Related Words unbaked, unheated; rare; underdone

Near Antonyms well-done; overdone; baked, boiled, braised, broiled, fried, grilled, heated, roasted, sautéed

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 havenʼt been refined out> — see crude 1
3 lacking in adult experience or maturity <recruiters like to say the military turns raw youths into responsible men and women> — see callow
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> — see foul 1
5 uncomfortably cool <evenings in those mountains, even during the summer, tend to be a little raw> — see chilly 1
6 causing intense discomfort to oneʼs skin <bundle up if youʼre going sailing, as thereʼs a raw wind out there in the bay> — see cutting 1