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Raw

/ɹɔː/

(sugar refining, sugar trade) An unprocessed sugar; a batch of such.

📖 Definitions of "Raw"

noun

adjective

1
(of food) Not cooked.
2
(of materials, products, etc.) Not treated or processed; in a natural state, unrefined, unprocessed.
"raw cane sugar"
3
Having had the skin removed or abraded; chafed, tender; exposed, lacerated.
"a raw wound"
4
New or inexperienced.
"a raw beginner"

adverb

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
crudenoun	In a natural, untreated state.
bleaknoun	Unhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate.
coldnoun	(of a thing) Having a low temperature.
overtnoun	Open and not concealed or secret.
openverb	(usually not comparable) Physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.
buffnoun	Undyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals.
naturalnoun	Existing in nature.
sorenoun	Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.
naked	Bare, not covered by clothing.
rarenoun	Very uncommon; scarce.
newnoun	Recently made, or created.
in the raw	(used informally) completely unclothed
inexperienced	Not experienced; lacking knowledge because lacking experience.
wet behind the ears	(idiomatic) Inexperienced; just beginning; immature (especially in judgment).
unhealthy	characterized by, or conducive to poor health
cuttingnoun	(countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut.
injured	Suffering from an injury
rude	Lacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous.
altogethernoun	Completely, wholly, or without exception.
unjust	Not fair, just or right.
half-baked	(figurative, informal, frequently derisive) Incomplete; (of an idea or scheme) not fully planned or carefully considered, ill-conceived, unsound or badly thought-out; (of a person) foolish or having no common sense.
unfairverb	Not fair.
peeled	With the outermost layer or skin removed.
unclothed	Not wearing clothes; nude or naked; with the clothes removed; stripped.
unpolished	Not polished; not brought to a polish.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
cooked	(of food) Prepared by cooking.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
unsanded	Not sanded (abraded or cleaned).
untreated	Not treated.
unprocessed	Not processed.
untoasted	Not toasted
uncooked	Raw and not cooked, especially of something that should be, or is sometimes cooked.
unanalyzed	Not analyzed; not tested or scrutinized.
unpolished	Not polished; not brought to a polish.
unfinished	Not finished.
inexperienced	Not experienced; lacking knowledge because lacking experience.
unfair	Not fair.
unjust	Not fair, just or right.
naked	Bare, not covered by clothing.
stark naked	Completely naked.
wet behind the ears	(idiomatic) Inexperienced; just beginning; immature (especially in judgment).
bare-assed	(informal, by extension) naked, starkers
naked as a jaybird	(simile, colloquial) Stark naked; nude; especially, naked in a public setting and without embarrassment.
birthday suitnoun	(idiomatic, often humorous) Nakedness, unclothed skin; an exposure of a human's natural anatomy without clothing.
unclothed	Not wearing clothes; nude or naked; with the clothes removed; stripped.
underdone	insufficiently cooked; undercooked
rude	Lacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous.