Meaning of 'raw'

adjective

not processed or subjected to analysis

Example: "raw data"

Synonyms: crude

adjective

completely unclothed

Example: "The artist sketched the model's raw form."

Synonyms: bare

adjective

not treated with heat to prepare it for eating

adjective

lacking training or experience

Synonyms: new

adjective

brutally unfair or harsh

Example: "They received raw treatment from their friends."

adjective

unpleasantly cold and damp

Synonyms: cutting bleak

adjective

having the surface exposed and painful

Example: "a raw wound"

adjective

devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment

Synonyms: naked

adjective

hurting

Synonyms: sore

adjective

untempered and unrefined

Example: "raw talent"

adjective

not processed or refined

Example: "raw sewage"

noun

informal terms for nakedness

Example: "in the raw"

Synonyms: altogether birthday suit

adjective

used of wood and furniture

Synonyms: unsanded

adjective

(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes

Synonyms: natural