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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 | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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