Raw (Adjective)

Meaning ¹

Not processed or subjected to analysis; "raw data"; "the raw cost of production"; "only the crude vital statistics".

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All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Crude

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• Rawness (noun)

Meaning ²

Having the surface exposed and painful; "a raw wound".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Related Words

• Rawness (noun)

Meaning ³

Devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure; "naked ambition"; "raw fury"; "you may kill someone someday with your raw power".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Naked

Meaning ⁴

Brutally unfair or harsh; "received raw treatment from his friends"; "a raw deal".

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All adjective clusters.

Meaning ⁵

Lacking training or experience; "the new men were eager to fight"; "raw recruits".

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All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• New

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• Rawness (noun)

Meaning ⁶

Not processed or refined; "raw sewage".

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All adjective clusters.

Meaning ⁷

Untempered and unrefined; "raw talent"; "raw beauty".

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All adjective clusters.

Meaning ⁸

Used of wood and furniture; "raw wood".

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All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Unsanded

Meaning ⁹

(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes; "natural yogurt"; "natural produce"; "raw wool"; "raw sugar"; "bales of rude cotton".

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Examples

• The company specializes in selling raw honey that has not been heat-treated or filtered.
• The fashion brand only uses raw silk in its high-end garments to ensure exceptional quality.
• Raw wood is used to make the frames of the handmade guitars to give them a unique tone.
• The health store sells raw cacao nibs as a supplement, claiming they have numerous health benefits.
• The textile mill buys raw cotton from local farmers and processes it into yarn and fabric.

Synonyms

• Rude
• Natural

Meaning ¹⁰

Unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Cutting
• Bleak

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• Rawness (noun)

Meaning ¹¹

Not treated with heat to prepare it for eating.

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Antonyms

• Cooked

Meaning ¹²

(used informally) completely unclothed.

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Usages

• Colloquialism

Synonyms

• Bare-ass
• Stark Naked
• In The Altogether
• In The Raw
• Peeled
• Naked As A Jaybird
• In The Buff
• Bare-assed

Meaning ¹³

Hurting; "the tender spot on his jaw".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Tender
• Sensitive
• Sore

Related Words

• Rawness (noun)