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hastily or roughly constructed<a rude shelter built from unfinished logs by some forgotten pioneer>Synonymsartless, clumsy, crude, rough, roughhewn, unrefinedRelated Wordsdefective, faulty, flawed, imperfect; imprecise, inexact; inartistic, undressed, unfinished, unpolished, unworked; amateur, amateurish, inexpert, unprofessional, unskilled, unskillful; primitive, rudimentaryNear Antonymsfaultless, finished, meticulous, perfected, polished, well-done; adept, adroit, dexterous (also dextrous), expert, masterful, masterly, neat, practiced (or practised), skillful, workmanlike; artful, artistic, sophisticated; exact, preciseAntonymsrefined
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belonging to or characteristic of an early level of skill or development<rude stone tools>— see primitive 1
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lacking in refinement or good taste<a comedian who uses a lot of rude language in his nightclub act>— see coarse 2
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not civilized<missionaries who believed that it was their duty to convert the rude peoples of the world>— see savage 1
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showing a lack of manners or consideration for others<itʼs rude to call someone “ugly”>— see impolite
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