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raw
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- pronunciation:
- raw
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
rawer, rawest |
| definition 1: |
being in an uncooked state.
She prefers raw vegetables; she thinks they are healthier.This meat needs to be cooked longer; it's still raw inside.- synonyms:
- crude, uncooked, unfinished
- antonyms:
- cooked, processed
- similar words:
- fresh, natural
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| definition 2: |
painfully exposed; inflamed; sore.
raw skina raw throat- synonyms:
- inflamed, sore
- similar words:
- abraded, chafed, exposed, galled, irritated, reddened, skinned
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| definition 3: |
lacking refinement; crude.
- synonyms:
- coarse, crude, uncultured, unrefined
- antonyms:
- refined
- similar words:
- boorish, churlish, clumsy, crass, indecorous, indelicate, rough, rude, rugged, rustic, uncouth, unpolished, unsophisticated, vulgar
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| definition 4: |
unexperienced; untrained.
raw troops- synonyms:
- green, inexperienced, unschooled, unseasoned, untrained
- antonyms:
- experienced
- similar words:
- callow, immature, inexpert, naive, undisciplined, unfledged, uninitiated, unpracticed, unskilled, untaught, untested, untried
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| definition 5: |
extremely harsh; unfair.
a raw deal- synonyms:
- unfair, unjust
- similar words:
- bad, biased, harsh, prejudiced, rotten
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| definition 6: |
of the weather, damp and chilly.
- synonyms:
- bitter, chilly, icy
- similar words:
- bleak, brisk, chill, cold, crisp, damp, freezing, harsh, inclement, nasty, nippy, wet
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| definition 7: |
harshly frank.
a raw portrayal of the president- synonyms:
- blunt, brutal
- antonyms:
- idealized
- similar words:
- bluff, candid, crude, forthright, frank, outspoken, plain, plain-spoken, unembellished, uninhibited, unreserved
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| definition 8: |
being in an unprocessed state; natural; unadulterated.
the mining of raw materials- synonyms:
- unadulterated, unprocessed, unrefined
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| related words: |
cutting, perishable, rugged, tender, young |
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| derivations: |
rawly (adv.), rawness (n.) |
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