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unpolished

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Synonyms & Antonyms of unpolished

lacking in refinement or good taste

an unpolished but well-meaning young man

Synonyms for unpolished

coarse,
common,
crass,
crude,
gross,
ill-bred,
illiberal
[archaic],
incult,
insensible,
low,
lowbred,
lowbrow,
raffish,
rough,
rough-hewn,
roughneck,
rude,
rugged,
tasteless,
uncouth,
uncultivated,
uncultured,
unrefined,
vulgar

Words Related to unpolished

boorish,
churlish,
cloddish,
clownish,
loutish,
ungentlemanly

clumsy,
lubberly,
lumpish,
oafish

inconsiderate,
indelicate,
insensitive,
thoughtless

countrified
(also countryfied),
provincial,
rustic
(also rustical),
unsophisticated

graceless,
inelegant,
tacky

animallike,
barbaric,
barbarous,
uncivilized

mannerless,
unmannered,
unmannerly

Near Antonyms for unpolished

aristocratic,
courtly,
patrician

elegant,
graceful,
restrained

considerate,
gracious,
sensitive,
thoughtful

citified,
sophisticated,
urbane

Antonyms for unpolished

civilized,
cultivated,
cultured,
genteel,
polished,
refined,
smooth,
tasteful,
ultrarefined,
well-bred

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“Unpolished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpolished. Accessed 22 Oct. 2020.

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