as in vulgar
lacking in refinement or good taste
an unpolished but well-meaning young man
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Recent Examples of unpolished
Where oversized, chunky, rounded silhouettes read as frumpy and unpolished, this does the exact opposite.
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Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
They are unpolished, unethereal and take a perhaps more head-on approach than audiences are used to seeing.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
There was the campus, red brick and lush grass, an offbeat blend of 20th-century construction and New England charm that felt unpolished in the best way.
—Lucy Feldman, Time, 17 Dec. 2025
The three young protagonists bring a bold, dynamic energy to the film and the rough, unpolished feel makes the story even more authentic.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 Nov. 2025
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Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
They are unpolished, unethereal and take a perhaps more head-on approach than audiences are used to seeing.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
There was the campus, red brick and lush grass, an offbeat blend of 20th-century construction and New England charm that felt unpolished in the best way.
—Lucy Feldman, Time, 17 Dec. 2025
The three young protagonists bring a bold, dynamic energy to the film and the rough, unpolished feel makes the story even more authentic.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpolished
Adjective
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Colt Gray sent grandmother concerning texts In her testimony, Polhamus reviewed several angry, vulgar text messages from Colt Gray that showed his spiraling mental health and penchant for outbursts.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Brush was also behind an 1898 National League rule that prohibited indecent, vulgar or obscene language.—
Libby Cierzniak,
IndyStar,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The vigil can come to look like voyeurism, the human care made crass.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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Funny and silly without being crass or gross.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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His father calls me rude names and fights with my fiance.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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By decreasing road manners, drivers increase the possibility of aggressive behavior becoming harmful rather than rude.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The base is familiar — creamy yolks mashed with mayonnaise and coarse mustard — but the magic is in the mix-ins and toppings.—
Laura Mclively,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Stir in butter until coarse crumbs form.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Apply it wherever skin looks rough or lackluster, and relish in the relief.—
Sarah Felbin,
Allure,
25 Feb. 2026
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But the simple sight of Barkov on the ice is one that provides optimism for a Panthers fan base yearning for any sort of optimism during a rough season.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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What does the phrase squeaky bum time, the racehorse Devon Loch, and the Portuguese proverb ‘morrer na prais’ all have in common?—
Ian Irving,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Living spaces From the ceilings to the floors, there are ample spaces for dirt to hide in common living spaces.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Pure, unrefined emu oil smells fresh and pure and doesn’t include any fillers, perfumes, dyes or other oils.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2026
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The slightly coarse grittiness of these bars might not be to everyone's liking, but tasting chocolate in this deliberately unrefined form is something everyone should experience at least once.—
Paul Stephen,
San Antonio Express-News,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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That makes the killers kind of human and fallible and clumsy, and these movies get a lot of mileage out of the slapstick shenanigans of their slasher chases.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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Then, however, Phillips was sent off four minutes into the second half for a clumsy lunge at Svante Ingelsson, and suddenly Wednesday believed.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Unpolished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpolished. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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