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raw

raw

353 1.0
In a natural state not cooked, treated, or finished
  • adjective
  • /rɔ/
translation icon : crudo
  • The recipe calls for raw chicken, which should be cooked thoroughly.
  • raw data
  • raw materials
  • eat raw

I'll then eat kidney, raw, raw, raw kidney.

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Examples

  • Now, on further reading, they found that he was surviving on a diet consisting only of raw meat.

  • I pull off the lid and I see raw, cold cauliflower.

  • Oh, he gave everyone else raw eggs.

  • Laura, I love you, but raw fish?

  • It's gonna be eaten raw.

  • So we're adding some raw celery to this.

  • These might be eaten raw, boiled, pickled or fried.

  • It was gonna have sushi, steak tartar... ...and raw vegetables.

  • She prefers to eat her vegetables raw for maximum nutrients.

  • He enjoyed the raw taste of the freshly squeezed juice without any added sugar.

Synonyms

natural
vsraw
1.0

Not made or changed by people, coming from nature like sunlight

focuses on being unprocessed and unfinished rather than origin
crude
vsraw
43 4.6

Not yet processed or made into useful products

is more neutral, meaning untreated rather than undeveloped
uncooked
vsraw
8 1.0

Food that is raw and not heated before eating

is used for many items not treated or finished
unprocessed
vsraw
5 3.4

Not changed from its natural form

is specifically not cooked treated or finished
unrefined
vsraw
3 4.4

In its natural raw state without processing

is broader, covering any untreated or unfinished condition
unfiltered
vsraw
3 4.3

Not cleaned or changed and kept in a natural state

is about lack of filtration rather than all forms of treatment
in the raw
vsraw
1 5.4

In a natural state without being changed

is the neutral description focusing on lack of processing
cru
vsraw
  • Specialized
8.4

Food that is not cooked, often served fresh to keep its natural taste

applies more widely to natural unprocessed states beyond food
undistilled
vsraw
7.0

Shown in a raw, honest way without softening

refers to general untreated state not limited to distillation

Antonyms

1 1.0

Food that is heated until ready to eat

refined
  • Specialized
1 3.5

Pure because processing removes unwanted parts

2.9

Made with machines or chemicals to last longer and be ready to eat

Idioms

1 5.4

In a natural state without being changed

in the raw
  • NSFW
8.8

A person who has no clothes on

Compounds

raw material
  • Specialized
48 2.8

A natural thing used to make goods or energy

raw data
  • Specialized
21 3.5

Information collected before people process or check it

14 1.0

Uncooked meat that people eat

raw deal
  • Informal
13 4.4

Unfair treatment that hurts someone and is not deserved

11 3.4

Milk that is not heated to kill germs

9 3.4

A natural ability that is strong but not yet trained

A vegetable like a carrot or cucumber that is not cooked

1 4.0

A person who has just joined the army and has little training

raw sienna
  • Specialized
1 7.3

A yellow-brown paint color used in art

raw umber
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A natural dark brown color from earth used in painting

1 2.5

Wood that has not been smoothed or painted

raw wound
  • NSFW
1 6.6

An injury where the skin is broken and what is under the skin shows

A sore feeling in the throat that makes swallowing hurt

Strong natural beauty that is not changed by people

Cold, wet weather that feels unpleasant outside

3.4

Hair from sheep that has not been cleaned or treated

How Raw

raw
353 1.0
cooked
1 1.0
cured
3.2
processed
2.9

Surface Forms

raw positive
rawer comparative
rawest superlative

Etymology

Raw comes from an old English word hrēaw meaning 'uncooked' or 'natural', so think of raw food or raw wood as not treated or finished.