English adjective: raw | |||
1. | raw (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes | ||
Samples | Natural yogurt. Natural produce. Raw wool. Raw sugar. Bales of rude cotton. | ||
Synonyms | natural, rude | ||
Similar | unprocessed | ||
Antonyms | processed | ||
2. | raw having the surface exposed and painful | ||
Samples | A raw wound. | ||
Similar | injured | ||
Antonyms | uninjured | ||
3. | raw not treated with heat to prepare it for eating | ||
Similar | half-baked, rare, uncooked, underdone, untoasted | ||
Antonyms | cooked | ||
4. | raw not processed or refined | ||
Samples | Raw sewage. | ||
Similar | untreated | ||
Antonyms | treated | ||
5. | raw devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure | ||
Samples | Naked ambition. Raw fury. You may kill someone someday with your raw power. | ||
Synonyms | naked | ||
Similar | open, overt | ||
Antonyms | covert | ||
6. | raw brutally unfair or harsh | ||
Samples | Received raw treatment from his friends. A raw deal. | ||
Similar | unfair, unjust | ||
Antonyms | fair, just | ||
7. | raw not processed or subjected to analysis | ||
Samples | Raw data. The raw cost of production. Only the crude vital statistics. | ||
Synonyms | crude | ||
Similar | unanalyzed | ||
Antonyms | analyzed | ||
8. | raw untempered and unrefined | ||
Samples | Raw talent. Raw beauty. | ||
Similar | unpolished | ||
Antonyms | polished | ||
9. | raw hurting | ||
Samples | The tender spot on his jaw. | ||
Synonyms | sensitive, sore, tender | ||
Similar | painful | ||
Antonyms | painless | ||
10. | raw unpleasantly cold and damp | ||
Samples | Bleak winds of the North Atlantic. | ||
Synonyms | bleak, cutting | ||
Similar | cold | ||
Antonyms | hot | ||
11. | raw used of wood and furniture | ||
Samples | Raw wood. | ||
Synonyms | unsanded | ||
Similar | unfinished | ||
Antonyms | finished | ||
12. | raw lacking training or experience | ||
Samples | The new men were eager to fight. Raw recruits. | ||
Synonyms | new | ||
Similar | inexperienced, inexperient | ||
Antonyms | experienced, experient | ||
13. | raw (used informally) completely unclothed | ||
Synonyms | bare-ass, bare-assed, in the altogether, in the buff, in the raw, naked as a jaybird, peeled, stark naked | ||
Similar | unclothed | ||
Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
Antonyms | clad, clothed | ||
English noun: raw | |||
1. | raw (state) informal terms for nakedness | ||
Samples | In the raw. In the altogether. In his birthday suit. | ||
Synonyms | altogether, birthday suit | ||
Broader (hypernym) | nakedness, nudeness, nudity | ||