raw

Examples

• All

• He was pretty raw when we found him, and obviously, he's developed into something really, really special.

  National Champions (2021)

• Now, physically, he's all there, but, mentally, he's raw.

  Boogie (2021)

• The goal is to turn these raw leadership skills into positive actions.

  Academic text (2013)

• The young man is on the thin side and raw, but he displays plenty of potential.

  Blog text (28)

• Pop always pairs off experienced hunters with the ones who are raw at it.

  Ruby Gentry (1952)

• I am so lucky to observe in each class the raw beginnings of extraordinary potential.

  Stanford

• You have some raw talent, but smoking will ruin your hands, if it doesn't kill you first.

  Marvelous and the Black Hole (2022)

• I'm glad to see that in our group the enthusiasm nearly always comes from the raw recruits.

  Fiction book (1994)

• There's a lot of talent there, it's just raw and undisciplined.

  Hoosiers (1986)

• Most coaches are like, "I want raw athletes, raw talent, sheer athleticism."

  No Safe Spaces (2019)

Synonyms

N

new

vsraw

∞ 2.1

Having little experience in a job or activity

is about lacking training or experience rather than recent arrival

I

inexperienced

vsraw

66 3.4

Not having much skill or practice

focuses on missing learned skills rather than permanent inability

U

untrained

vsraw

31 3.4

Having no teaching or practice to do a task well

stresses lack of formal instruction rather than absence of talent

U

unpracticed

vsraw

1 6.0

Not experienced at doing something

highlights lack of repeated practice rather than training history

I

inexpert

vsraw

1 6.5

Not skilled at a task or subject

is more about lack of skill than absence of instruction

U

unaccomplished

vsraw

1 4.8

Has little skill or experience in a particular activity

emphasizes general lack of achievement rather than mere newness

U

unblooded

vsraw

8.6

A person not yet tested in a job or activity

marks someone not yet tested in a role rather than only unskilled

Antonyms

E

experienced

138 2.1

Someone who has a lot of skill and knowledge from doing something many times

T

trained

1.9

Able to do something well because of practice

Idioms

I

in the raw

1 5.4

In a natural state without being changed

I

in the raw

• NSFW

8.8

A person who has no clothes on

Compounds

R

raw material

• Specialized

48 2.8

A natural thing used to make goods or energy

R

raw data

• Specialized

21 3.5

Information collected before people process or check it

R

raw meat

14 1.0

Uncooked meat that people eat

R

raw deal

• Informal

13 4.4

Unfair treatment that hurts someone and is not deserved

R

raw milk

11 3.4

Milk that is not heated to kill germs

R

raw talent

9 3.4

A natural ability that is strong but not yet trained

R

raw vegetable

5 1.0

A vegetable like a carrot or cucumber that is not cooked

R

raw recruit

1 4.0

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

R

raw sienna

• Specialized

1 7.3

A yellow-brown paint color used in art

R

raw umber

• Specialized

1 7.7

A natural dark brown color from earth used in painting

R

raw wood

1 2.5

Wood that has not been smoothed or painted

R

raw wound

• NSFW

1 6.6

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

R

raw throat

3.6

A sore feeling in the throat that makes swallowing hurt

R

raw beauty

4.1

Strong natural beauty that is not changed by people

R

raw weather

5.7

Cold, wet weather that feels unpleasant outside

R

raw wool

3.4

Hair from sheep that has not been cleaned or treated

How Experienced

expert

3 3.5

experienced

138 2.1

competent

114 3.6

raw

• Informal

30 4.4

Surface Forms

Etymology