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raw

/ɹɔ/noun, adjective1 syllable

Raw means: (used informally) completely unclothed.

Synonyms for raw50

noun, as in informal terms for nakedness

altogether, birthday suit

adjective, as in (used informally) completely unclothed

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

adjective, as in not treated with heat to prepare it for eating

half-baked, underdone, rare, uncooked, untoasted

adjective, as in hurting

sensitive, sore, tender, painful

adjective, as in (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes

natural, rude, unprocessed

adjective, as in devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure

naked, overt, open

adjective, as in unpleasantly cold and damp

bleak, cutting, cold

adjective, as in lacking training or experience

new, inexperienced, inexperient

adjective, as in brutally unfair or harsh

unfair, unjust

adjective, as in not processed or subjected to analysis

crude, unanalyzed

adjective, as in used of wood and furniture

unsanded, unfinished

adjective, as in having the surface exposed and painful

injured

adjective, as in not processed or refined

untreated

adjective, as in untempered and unrefined

unpolished

also used for raw

coarse, pure, pristine, unalloyed, unmixed, unrefined, untouched, utter, condomless

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opposites of raw

cooked

What does raw mean?14

adjective

1

(used informally) completely unclothed

2

not treated with heat to prepare it for eating

3

hurting“the tender spot on his jaw”

4

(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes“natural yogurt”

5

devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure“naked ambition”

6

unpleasantly cold and damp“bleak winds of the North Atlantic”

7

lacking training or experience“the new men were eager to fight”

8

brutally unfair or harsh“received raw treatment from his friends”

9

not processed or subjected to analysis“raw data”

10

used of wood and furniture“raw wood”

11

having the surface exposed and painful“a raw wound”

12

not processed or refined“raw sewage”

13

untempered and unrefined“raw talent”

noun

1

informal terms for nakedness“in the raw”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with raw?27

one syllable

layaahmahadapananahsagataspablahbrakashahawehahyahshanaw

two syllables

ahabourgeois
Show 40 near rhymes
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All 27 rhymes for raw, grouped by syllable

Raw in a sentence

  • I want my sandwich with four slices of tomato and roasted, not raw.LB
  • To my surprise, they ate the meat raw.Swift
  • Raw, simmered, or grilled, tomatoes are a delicious ingredient.peterius
  • As he had no way of making fire, he ate the fish raw.ToxicFriu
  • Tomatoes are delicious whether you eat them raw, cooked or braised.karloelkebekio
  • Exports of raw materials plunged, and employment, prices and profits fell in every sector.CM
  • Against my advice, he fed his dog some raw pork.CK
  • If you've been cutting raw meat, sanitize the cutting board with a disinfectant.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of raw

as a noun

plural
raws

as a adjective

comparative
rawer
superlative
rawest