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Crude synonyms

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roughhewn
Alternative form of rough-hewn.
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  1. Alternative form of rough-hewn.
undeveloped
Lagging behind others, especially in economic or social matters
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  1. Lagging behind others, especially in economic or social matters
  2. Not developed or used
native
Natural, unaltered, or unadorned:
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  1. Natural, unaltered, or unadorned:
  2. Being such by birth or origin:
  3. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of such inhabitants:
rude
Lacking refinement, culture, or elegance; uncouth, boorish, coarse, vulgar, etc.
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  1. Lacking refinement, culture, or elegance; uncouth, boorish, coarse, vulgar, etc.
  2. Rough, violent, or harsh
  3. In a natural, raw state:
rough
Not perfected, completed, or fully detailed:
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  1. Not perfected, completed, or fully detailed:
  2. Coarse or shaggy to the touch:
  3. Coarse, as texture, cloth, food, etc.
unpolished
Not smooth and shiny:
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  1. Not smooth and shiny:
  2. Not refined in manners; uncivilized; rude; plain.
  3. Lacking good manners, culture, or refinement.
homemade
Alternative form of homemade.
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  1. Alternative form of homemade.
  2. In a simple style as if made at home.
homespun
Spun or woven in the home:
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  1. Spun or woven in the home:
  2. Simple and homely; unpretentious:
  3. (Of clothing etc) Made from homespun fabric.
thick
Heavy in form, build, or stature; thickset:
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  1. Heavy in form, build, or stature; thickset:
  2. Having or suggesting a heavy or viscous consistency:
  3. Very noticeable; pronounced:
coarse
Composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture.
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  1. Composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture.
  2. Rough, especially to the touch:
  3. Not fine or delicate in texture, structure, form, etc.; rough; harsh
harsh
Rough, crude, or forbidding in appearance
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  1. Rough, crude, or forbidding in appearance
  2. Unpleasantly sharp or rough
  3. Unpleasantly coarse and rough to the touch:
rudimentary
(Biology) Imperfectly or incompletely developed:
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  1. (Biology) Imperfectly or incompletely developed:
  2. Being in an early stage of development or having a simple form:
  3. Basic; minimal; with less than, or only the minimum, necessary.
makeshift
That will do for a while as a substitute
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  1. That will do for a while as a substitute
  2. Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.
unfinished
Not having received special processing, such as dyeing or varnishing:
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  1. Not having received special processing, such as dyeing or varnishing:
  2. Not processed after looming, as woolen cloth
  3. Having no finish, or final coat, as of paint
unformed
Not formed or made.
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  1. Not formed or made.
  2. Having no definite shape or structure; unorganized.
  3. Having no regular form or shape; shapeless
raw
Nude; naked:
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  1. Nude; naked:
  2. Having subcutaneous tissue exposed:
  3. Not finished, covered, or coated:
immature
Not mature or ripe; not completely grown or developed
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  1. Not mature or ripe; not completely grown or developed
  2. Marked by or suggesting a lack of normal maturity:
  3. Not fully grown or developed:
sketchy
Resembling a sketch; drawn with little detail:
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  1. Resembling a sketch; drawn with little detail:
  2. Of dubious safety; potentially harmful or dangerous:
  3. Lacking completeness; rough; inadequate
ungainly
Clumsy; lacking grace.
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  1. Clumsy; lacking grace.
  2. Difficult to move or use; unwieldy.
  3. Awkward; clumsy
clumsy
Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
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  1. Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
  2. Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
  3. Gauche; inept:
unskillful
Unskilled; inexpert.
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  1. Unskilled; inexpert.
  2. (Obsolete) Ignorant.
  3. Not skillful; having little or no skill or dexterity; awkward
uncouth
Uncultured; crude; boorish
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  1. Uncultured; crude; boorish
  2. Awkward; clumsy; ungainly
  3. (Archaic) Not known or familiar; strange
vulgar
Offensively excessive in self-display or expenditure; ostentatious:
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  1. Offensively excessive in self-display or expenditure; ostentatious:
  2. Crudely indecent:
  3. Characterized by a lack of culture, refinement, taste, restraint, sensitivity, etc.; coarse; crude; boorish
coarse
Rough, especially to the touch:
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  1. Rough, especially to the touch:
  2. Lacking refinement, taste or delicacy;
  3. Lacking in delicacy or refinement:
raw
Being in a natural condition; not processed or refined:
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  1. Being in a natural condition; not processed or refined:
  2. Not finished, covered, or coated:
  3. Inexperienced or untrained:
barbarian
Uncivilized; crude
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  1. Uncivilized; crude
  2. Cruel; barbarous
  3. Of or like a barbarian
barbaric
Of, like, or characteristic of barbarians; uncivilized; primitive
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  1. Of, like, or characteristic of barbarians; uncivilized; primitive
  2. Brutal or cruel:
  3. Marked by crudeness or lack of sophistication:
boorish
Like or characteristic of a boor; rude; awkward; ill-mannered
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  1. Like or characteristic of a boor; rude; awkward; ill-mannered
  2. Resembling or characteristic of a boor; rude and clumsy in behavior.
  3. Behaving as a boor; rough in manners; rude; uncultured.
churlish
(Of soil) difficult to till, lacking pliancy; unmanageable
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  1. (Of soil) difficult to till, lacking pliancy; unmanageable
  2. Difficult to work with, such as soil; intractable.
  3. Rude, surly, ungracious
coarse
Not fine or delicate in texture, structure, form, etc.; rough; harsh
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  1. Not fine or delicate in texture, structure, form, etc.; rough; harsh
  2. Rough, especially to the touch:
  3. Lacking in delicacy or refinement:
crass
Grossly stupid, dull, or obtuse
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  1. Grossly stupid, dull, or obtuse
  2. So crude and unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility.
  3. Tasteless, insensitive, and coarse
gross
Brutishly coarse, as in behavior; crude:
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  1. Brutishly coarse, as in behavior; crude:
  2. So obvious or conspicuous as to cause or heighten offense:
  3. On a large scale; not fine or detailed:
ill-bred
Badly brought up; lacking good manners; rude; impolite
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  1. Badly brought up; lacking good manners; rude; impolite
  2. (Of animals) of bad breed
  3. Not thoroughbred; underbred. Used of animals.
indelicate
Slightly at odds with established standards of propriety; somewhat improper, offensive, or coarse:
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  1. Slightly at odds with established standards of propriety; somewhat improper, offensive, or coarse:
  2. Coarse or tasteless.
  3. Not delicate; coarse; crude; rough; esp., lacking, or offensive to, propriety or modesty; gross
philistine
Relating to or having the attitudes of a philistine:
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  1. Relating to or having the attitudes of a philistine:
  2. Of the ancient Philistines or their culture
  3. Smugly conventional and lacking in culture
rough
Not perfected, completed, or fully detailed:
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  1. Not perfected, completed, or fully detailed:
  2. Coarse or shaggy to the touch:
  3. Lacking polish or finesse:
rude
Crude or rough in form or workmanship
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  1. Crude or rough in form or workmanship
  2. Lacking refinement, culture, or elegance; uncouth, boorish, coarse, vulgar, etc.
  3. Rough, violent, or harsh
tasteless
Lacking flavor; insipid.
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  1. Lacking flavor; insipid.
  2. Lacking good taste or showing poor taste
  3. Without taste or flavor; flat; insipid
uncivilized
Crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.
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  1. Crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.
  2. Used to describe behaviours deemed savage or inappropriate.
  3. Used to describe people who display a marked lack of manners as defined by a given culture.
uncouth
(Archaic) Unfamiliar, strange, foreign.
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  1. (Archaic) Unfamiliar, strange, foreign.
  2. (Archaic) Not known or familiar; strange
  3. Awkward; clumsy; ungainly
uncultivated
Inadequately educated; lacking art or knowledge; unrefined; uncultured; uncivilized.
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  1. Inadequately educated; lacking art or knowledge; unrefined; uncultured; uncivilized.
  2. Not cultivated by standard agricultural methods:
  3. Not cultivated by agricultural methods; not prepared for cultivation.
uncultured
Not cultured or cultivated:
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  1. Not cultured or cultivated:
  2. Not cultured or civilized; lacking in delicacy or refinement.
unpolished
Not elaborated, perfected, or completed:
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  1. Not elaborated, perfected, or completed:
  2. Lacking good manners, culture, or refinement.
  3. Not refined in manners; uncivilized; rude; plain.
vulgar
Of, characteristic of, belonging to, or common to the great mass of people in general; common; popular
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  1. Of, characteristic of, belonging to, or common to the great mass of people in general; common; popular
  2. Offensively excessive in self-display or expenditure; ostentatious:
  3. Characterized by a lack of culture, refinement, taste, restraint, sensitivity, etc.; coarse; crude; boorish
primitive
Regarded as having changed little in evolutionary history. Not in scientific use:
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  1. Regarded as having changed little in evolutionary history. Not in scientific use:
  2. Not resulting from conscious thought or deliberation; unconscious or instinctual:
  3. Characterized by simplicity or crudity; unsophisticated:
raw
Being in a natural condition; not processed or refined:
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  1. Being in a natural condition; not processed or refined:
  2. Not finished, covered, or coated:
  3. Inexperienced or untrained:
rough
Lacking polish or finesse:
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  1. Lacking polish or finesse:
  2. Regarded as being risky, dangerous, offensive, etc., often as a result of lacking in conventional social controls
  3. Coarse, as texture, cloth, food, etc.
rude
Crude or rough in form or workmanship
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  1. Crude or rough in form or workmanship
  2. Lacking refinement, culture, or elegance; uncouth, boorish, coarse, vulgar, etc.
  3. In a natural, raw state:
unpolished
Not refined in manners; uncivilized; rude; plain.
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  1. Not refined in manners; uncivilized; rude; plain.
  2. Not elaborated, perfected, or completed:
  3. Lacking good manners, culture, or refinement.
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  • They were very rough and crude, but strong and serviceable.

  • Beyond them was a crude wooden floored arena hedged by rows of shouting people.

  • There was a crude map to the Pacific Crest Inn.

  • Soon I felt the need of some communication with others and began to make crude signs.

  • And it is all so simple, pale, and crude in the cold white light of this morning which I feel is dawning for me.

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