Synonyms of raw material

raw material

noun

as in potential

the basic elements from which something can be developed

Canada now converts most of its raw materials into manufactured goods such as automobiles and auto parts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• potential
• material
• potentiality
• making
• substance
• timber
• possibility
• stuff
• metal
• matter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of raw material

Developing Chating could bring raw materials closer to those users. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026

In Guadalajara there's no raw material more basic, and more sacrosanct, than time. — Michael Snyder, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2026

To qualify, businesses must source at least 51% of their workers, raw materials or overhead costs in California. — Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Messages break down, signals decay, information rots; the stuff of everyday data dystopia and media apocalypse, but in Braxton’s hands, raw material to be shaped into something recombinant and strange. — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 24 Aug. 2026