Another word for crude
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Adjective
In a natural state and still not prepared for use
- (Of a person) lacking refinement; uncouth
- Crude, raw or unprocessed
- Being in a natural condition; not processed or refined:
- Not finished, covered, or coated:
- Inexperienced or untrained:
- Natural, unaltered, or unadorned:
- Being such by birth or origin:
- Of, belonging to, or characteristic of such inhabitants:
See also:Lacking in delicacy or refinement
- Of, characteristic of, belonging to, or common to the great mass of people in general; common; popular
- Offensively excessive in self-display or expenditure; ostentatious:
- Characterized by a lack of culture, refinement, taste, restraint, sensitivity, etc.; coarse; crude; boorish
- Crude, raw or unprocessed
- (Of a person) lacking refinement; uncouth
- Not elaborated, perfected, or completed:
- Lacking good manners, culture, or refinement.
- Not refined in manners; uncivilized; rude; plain.
- Not cultured or cultivated:
- Not cultured or civilized; lacking in delicacy or refinement.
- Inadequately educated; lacking art or knowledge; unrefined; uncultured; uncivilized.
- Not cultivated by standard agricultural methods:
- Not cultivated by agricultural methods; not prepared for cultivation.
- (Archaic) Unfamiliar, strange, foreign.
- (Archaic) Not known or familiar; strange
- Awkward; clumsy; ungainly
- Crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.
- Used to describe behaviours deemed savage or inappropriate.
- Used to describe people who display a marked lack of manners as defined by a given culture.
- Lacking flavor; insipid.
- Lacking good taste or showing poor taste
- Without taste or flavor; flat; insipid
- Crude or rough in form or workmanship
- Lacking refinement, culture, or elegance; uncouth, boorish, coarse, vulgar, etc.
- Rough, violent, or harsh
- Not perfected, completed, or fully detailed:
- Coarse or shaggy to the touch:
- Lacking polish or finesse:
- Relating to or having the attitudes of a philistine:
- Of the ancient Philistines or their culture
- Smugly conventional and lacking in culture
- Badly brought up; lacking good manners; rude; impolite
- (Of animals) of bad breed
- Not thoroughbred; underbred. Used of animals.
- Brutishly coarse, as in behavior; crude:
- So obvious or conspicuous as to cause or heighten offense:
- On a large scale; not fine or detailed:
- Grossly stupid, dull, or obtuse
- So crude and unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility.
- Tasteless, insensitive, and coarse
- Not fine or delicate in texture, structure, form, etc.; rough; harsh
- Rough, especially to the touch:
- Lacking in delicacy or refinement:
- (Of soil) difficult to till, lacking pliancy; unmanageable
- Difficult to work with, such as soil; intractable.
- Rude, surly, ungracious
- Like or characteristic of a boor; rude; awkward; ill-mannered
- Resembling or characteristic of a boor; rude and clumsy in behavior.
- Behaving as a boor; rough in manners; rude; uncultured.
- Of, like, or characteristic of barbarians; uncivilized; primitive
- Brutal or cruel:
- Marked by crudeness or lack of sophistication:
- Uncivilized; crude
- Cruel; barbarous
- Of or like a barbarian
Lacking expert, careful craftsmanship
- Not refined in manners; uncivilized; rude; plain.
- Not elaborated, perfected, or completed:
- Lacking good manners, culture, or refinement.
- Crude or rough in form or workmanship
- Lacking refinement, culture, or elegance; uncouth, boorish, coarse, vulgar, etc.
- In a natural, raw state:
- Lacking polish or finesse:
- Regarded as being risky, dangerous, offensive, etc., often as a result of lacking in conventional social controls
- Coarse, as texture, cloth, food, etc.
- Being in a natural condition; not processed or refined:
- Not finished, covered, or coated:
- Inexperienced or untrained:
- Regarded as having changed little in evolutionary history. Not in scientific use:
- Not resulting from conscious thought or deliberation; unconscious or instinctual:
- Characterized by simplicity or crudity; unsophisticated:
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© Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Another word for crude
Modifier
Unrefined
Lacking address or skill
Lacking manners or taste
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