Synonyms for raw

Synonyms for (noun) raw

Synonyms: altogether, birthday suit, raw

Definition: informal terms for nakedness

Usage: in the raw; in the altogether; in his birthday suit

Similar words: nakedness, nudeness, nudity

Definition: the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind


Synonyms for (adj) raw

Synonyms: crude, raw

Definition: not processed or subjected to analysis

Usage: raw data; the raw cost of production; only the crude vital statistics

Similar words: unanalyzed

Definition: not analyzed or broken down for detailed examination

Usage: an unanalyzed compound; unanalyzed data


Synonyms: bare-ass, bare-assed, in the altogether, in the buff, in the raw, raw, naked as a jaybird, peeled, stark naked

Definition: (used informally) completely unclothed

Similar words: unclothed

Definition: not wearing clothing


Synonyms: raw

Definition: not treated with heat to prepare it for eating

Similar words: half-baked, underdone

Definition: insufficiently cooked


Similar words: rare

Definition: (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside

Usage: rare roast beef


Similar words: uncooked

Definition: not cooked


Similar words: untoasted

Definition: not having been browned by exposure to heat


Synonyms: raw, new

Definition: lacking training or experience

Usage: the new men were eager to fight; raw recruits

Similar words: inexperienced, inexperient

Definition: lacking practical experience or training


Synonyms: raw

Definition: brutally unfair or harsh

Usage: received raw treatment from his friends; a raw deal

Similar words: unfair, unjust

Definition: not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception

Usage: used unfair methods; it was an unfair trial; took an unfair advantage


Synonyms: raw, unsanded

Definition: used of wood and furniture

Usage: raw wood

Similar words: unfinished

Definition: not brought to the desired final state


Synonyms: raw, bleak, cutting

Definition: unpleasantly cold and damp

Usage: bleak winds of the North Atlantic

Similar words: cold

Definition: having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

Usage: a cold climate; a cold room; dinner has gotten cold; cold fingers; if you are cold, turn up the heat; a cold beer


Synonyms: raw

Definition: having the surface exposed and painful

Usage: a raw wound

Similar words: injured

Definition: harmed

Usage: injured soldiers; injured feelings


Synonyms: raw, naked

Definition: devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure

Usage: naked ambition; raw fury; you may kill someone someday with your raw power

Similar words: open, overt

Definition: open and observable; not secret or hidden

Usage: an overt lie; overt hostility; overt intelligence gathering; open ballots


Synonyms: sensitive, sore, tender, raw

Definition: hurting

Usage: the tender spot on his jaw

Similar words: painful

Definition: causing physical or psychological pain

Usage: worked with painful slowness


Synonyms: raw

Definition: untempered and unrefined

Usage: raw talent; raw beauty

Similar words: unpolished

Definition: not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing

Usage: dull unpolished shoes


Synonyms: rude, raw, natural

Definition: (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes

Usage: natural yogurt; natural produce; raw wool; raw sugar; bales of rude cotton

Similar words: unprocessed

Definition: not altered from an original or natural state

Usage: unprocessed commodities


Synonyms: raw

Definition: not processed or refined

Usage: raw sewage

Similar words: untreated

Definition: not subjected to chemical or physical treatment

Usage: an untreated fabric


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