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raw

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of raw

1 not cooked

you should wash your hands after handling raw chicken

Synonyms of raw

Words Related to raw

half-baked, underdone

Near Antonyms of raw

baked, boiled, braised, broiled, fried, grilled, heated, roasted, sautéed (also sauteed)

burned (or burnt), charred, scorched

Antonyms of raw

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

Synonyms of raw

crude, native, natural, rude, undressed, unprocessed, unrefined, untreated

Words Related to raw

rough-hewn, semifinished, unfinished, unpolished

impure, unfiltered

Phrases Synonymous with raw

in the raw, in the rough

Near Antonyms of raw

filtered, pure, purified

Antonyms of raw

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 of raw

adolescent, callow, green, immature, inexperienced, juvenile, puerile, unfledged, unformed, unripe, unripened

Words Related to raw

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

Phrases Synonymous with raw

wet behind the ears

Near Antonyms of raw

advanced, precocious

knowing, savvy, sophisticated, worldly, worldly-wise

Antonyms of raw

adult, experienced, grown-up, mature, ripe

4 marked by wet and windy conditions

the day of the funeral turned out to be one of those bleak, blustery, raw winter days that was as gloomy as our spirits

Synonyms of raw

bleak, dirty, foul, inclement, nasty, rough, squally, stormy, tempestuous, turbulent

Words Related to raw

blowy, blustering, blustery, breezy, gusty, windblown, windswept

cloudy, overcast, sunless

foggy, hazy, misty, murky, soupy

Near Antonyms of raw

balmy, calm, halcyon, peaceful, placid, pleasant, serene

Antonyms of raw

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 of raw

bitter, bleak, chill, chilling, chilly, nipping, nippy, sharp

Words Related to raw

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 of raw

lukewarm, tepid

6 causing intense discomfort to oneʼs skin

bundle up if youʼre going sailing, as thereʼs a raw wind out there in the bay

Synonyms of raw

biting, bitter, cutting, keen, penetrating, piercing, sharp, shrewd, smarting, stinging

Words Related to raw

brisk, invigorating, nippy, snappy

needlelike, prickly, tingling

caustic, corrosive

Near Antonyms of raw

balmy, gentle, mild, soothing

7 showing no signs of being under control

a frightening display of raw anger

Synonyms of raw

abandoned, intemperate, rampant, runaway, unbounded, unbridled, unchecked, uncontrolled, unhampered, unhindered, unrestrained

Words Related to raw

uncontrollable, ungovernable

barbaric, hog wild, riotous, uninhibited, wild

Near Antonyms of raw

moderate, tempered

Antonyms of raw

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

8 lacking or shed of clothing

a pristine stretch of sand where beachgoers commonly sunbathe raw

Synonyms of raw

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

Words Related to raw

seminude, topless

denuded, peeled

Phrases Synonymous with raw

in the altogether (or the buff), stark naked

Near Antonyms of raw

covered, veiled

arrayed, caparisoned, decked (out), rigged (out), tricked (out)

Antonyms of raw

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

Synonym Discussion of raw

rude, rough, crude, raw mean lacking in social refinement. rude implies ignorance of or indifference to good form; it may suggest intentional discourtesy.

- rude behavior

rough is likely to stress lack of polish and gentleness.

- rough manners

crude may apply to thought or behavior limited to the gross, the obvious, or the primitive.

- a crude joke

raw suggests being untested, inexperienced, or unfinished.

- turning raw youths into polished performers

raw

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of raw

the state of having no clothes on one's body

a secluded swimming hole where we could swim in the raw

Synonyms of raw

altogether, bareness, birthday suit, bottomlessness, buff, nakedness, nude, nudity

Words Related to raw

naturism, nudism

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