Synonyms of unrefined

unrefined

adjective

ˌən-ri-ˈfīnd 

1

as in crude

being such as found in nature and not altered by processing or refining

unrefined sugar

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crude
• natural
• raw
• unprocessed
• untreated
• native
• rude
• in the rough
• in the raw
• undressed
• undeveloped
• unpolished
• unfinished
• uncooked
• unfiltered
• impure
• rough-hewn
• semifinished

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refined
• treated
• pure
• dressed
• processed
• purified
• filtered

2

as in clumsy

hastily or roughly constructed

an unrefined mountaineer's hut

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clumsy
• crude
• rough
• rude
• primitive
• flawed
• imperfect
• artless
• rudimentary
• unfinished
• rough-and-ready
• defective
• rough-and-tumble
• rough-hewn
• amateur
• unpolished
• jerry-built
• jury-rigged
• jerry-rigged
• faulty
• imprecise
• inexact
• unskilled
• amateurish
• inartistic
• unprofessional
• unskillful
• unshaped
• unworked
• inexpert
• undressed
• unshapen

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refined
• polished
• perfect
• finished
• flawless
• meticulous
• well-done
• faultless
• skillful
• expert
• sophisticated
• neat
• adept
• artistic
• masterful
• masterly
• practised
• adroit
• artful
• perfected
• practiced
• precise
• workmanlike
• exact
• dexterous
• dextrous

3

as in vulgar

lacking in refinement or good taste

guilty of such unrefined behavior as eating with their mouths open

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vulgar
• crass
• rude
• crude
• coarse
• common
• unpolished
• rough
• gross
• uncouth
• uncultured
• rugged
• clumsy
• uncultivated
• tasteless
• low
• rough-hewn
• raffish
• lowbrow
• illiberal
• ill-bred
• insensible
• roughneck
• rustic
• lowbred
• boorish
• incult
• unsophisticated
• ungentlemanly
• loutish
• clownish
• churlish
• thoughtless
• rustical
• cloddish
• lumpish
• insensitive
• indelicate
• inconsiderate
• uncivilized
• oafish
• lubberly
• countrified
• inelegant
• provincial
• tacky
• unmannered
• barbarous
• barbaric
• graceless
• countryfied
• unmannerly
• mannerless
• animallike

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• smooth
• polished
• refined
• civilized
• cultured
• tasteful
• cultivated
• genteel
• aristocratic
• elegant
• graceful
• patrician
• well-bred
• sensitive
• courtly
• restrained
• ultrarefined
• thoughtful
• sophisticated
• gracious
• considerate
• urbane
• citified

Examples of unrefined in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This suggests refined olive oil may be a better choice than unheated, unrefined canola oil for improving certain aspects of health. —Jillian Kubala, Rd, Health, 10 July 2024

First, Mary sends an unrefined George, wearing drab brown, to France in 1612 to learn how to be a gentleman. —Emma Frasier, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2024

Indeed, Russian firms have already started selling more unrefined oil overseas. —Michael Liebreich, Foreign Affairs, 8 May 2024

Brown portrayed Louis as dim, unrefined, lackadaisical, unhappily married and disinterested in much outside of boxing, sleeping, fishing, showgirls and Jimmie Lunceford swing songs. —Tom Stanton, Detroit Free Press, 12 Feb. 2024