Synonyms for crude
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1. crudeadjective

   Synonyms:
   rudimentary, undisguised, immature, earthy, unrefined, unadorned, vulgar, stark, coarse, rude, raw, gross, unripe, uncultivated, rough, blunt, plain, obvious, primitive, unprocessed

2. crudeadjective

   Being in a natural state.

   crude oil

   Synonyms:
   raw, unripe, rudimentary, uncultivated, immature, unprocessed, primitive, unadorned, blunt, coarse, gross, unrefined, rude, obvious, vulgar, stark, plain, earthy, undisguised, rough

   Antonyms:
   processed, refined

3. crudeadjective

   Characterized by simplicity, especially something not carefully or expertly made.

   a crude shelter

   Synonyms:
   undisguised, gross, raw, obvious, unrefined, rough, earthy, unripe, vulgar, stark, blunt, primitive, coarse, plain, rudimentary, unadorned, unprocessed, uncultivated, immature, rude

4. crudeadjective

   Lacking concealing elements.

   a crude truth

   Synonyms:
   unprocessed, blunt, primitive, unadorned, rude, raw, vulgar, obvious, rough, unrefined, rudimentary, earthy, undisguised, uncultivated, stark, plain, gross, unripe, immature, coarse

5. crudeadjective

   Lacking tact or taste.

   a crude remark

   Synonyms:
   unrefined, rough, stark, immature, raw, coarse, uncultivated, undisguised, rude, unadorned, vulgar, unripe, rudimentary, unprocessed, primitive, blunt, obvious, gross, earthy, plain

6. crudeadjective

   Being in an unanalyzed form.

   crude data

   Synonyms:
   unripe, coarse, gross, raw, unprocessed, rudimentary, immature, obvious, unrefined, blunt, rough, unadorned, uncultivated, undisguised, earthy, rude, primitive, vulgar, plain, stark

7. crudeadjective

   Immature or unripe.

   Synonyms:
   stark, raw, uncultivated, plain, immature, earthy, rough, unprocessed, coarse, obvious, vulgar, blunt, unrefined, unadorned, gross, rude, unripe, rudimentary, undisguised, primitive

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1. crude

   Synonyms:
   raw, undigested, unconsidered, half-studied, harsh, unshaped, unchastened, unfinished, unrefined, ill-prepared

   Antonyms:
   well-prepared, well-digested, well-considered, well-studied, ripe, well-adapted, well-proportioned, well-expressed, classical, finished, refined, artistic, elaborate, highlywrought

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1. petroleum, crude oil, crude, rock oil, fossil oil, oiladjective

   a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

   Synonyms:
   petroleum, rock oil, crude oil, oil color, oil, vegetable oil, fossil oil, oil colour

   Antonyms:
   skilled, late, conditional, decent, later(a), analyzed

2. crude, roughadjective

   not carefully or expertly made

   "managed to make a crude splint"; "a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them"; "rough carpentry"

   Synonyms:
   bumpy, rough, raspy, primitive, pugnacious, unrefined, rude, crude(a), gravelly, rocky, vulgar, jolting, jolty, gross, boisterous, fierce, raw, harsh, stark(a), unsmooth, scratchy, earthy, unprocessed, blunt, grating, approximate, jumpy, approximative, uncut, rasping

   Antonyms:
   analyzed, later(a), conditional, skilled, decent, late

3. crude, earthy, gross, vulgaradjective

   conspicuously and tastelessly indecent

   "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited"

   Synonyms:
   rough, plebeian, gross, rank, coarse, perfect(a), consummate(a), unadulterated, raw, primitive, common, flagrant, arrant(a), porcine, crying(a), unwashed, staring(a), sodding(a), megascopic, unrefined, rough-cut, glaring, crude(a), rude, complete(a), gross(a), egregious, double-dyed(a), stark(a), vernacular, pure(a), unprocessed, uncouth, blunt, everlasting(a), down-to-earth, earthy, thoroughgoing(a), vulgar, utter(a)

   Antonyms:
   late, conditional, analyzed, skilled, decent, later(a)

4. unrefined, unprocessed, crudeadjective

   not refined or processed

   "unrefined ore"; "crude oil"

   Synonyms:
   blunt, vulgar, raw, earthy, stark(a), primitive, rude, crude(a), rough, unprocessed, unrefined, gross

   Antonyms:
   conditional, late, skilled, later(a), analyzed, decent

5. crude, primitive, rudeadjective

   belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness

   "the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man"; "primitive movies of the 1890s"; "primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains"

   Synonyms:
   bad-mannered, ill-bred, rough, yokelish, primitive, unrefined, rude, crude(a), underbred, rude(a), vulgar, bounderish, archaic, gross, raw, lowbred, naive, stark(a), earthy, unprocessed, blunt, ill-mannered, unmannered, raw(a), unmannerly, natural, uncivil

   Antonyms:
   conditional, late, later(a), analyzed, skilled, decent

6. blunt, crude(a), stark(a)adjective

   devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment

   "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"

   Antonyms:
   analyzed, later(a), skilled, late, decent, conditional

7. crude, rawadjective

   not processed or subjected to analysis

   "raw data"; "the raw cost of production"; "only the crude vital statistics"

   Synonyms:
   rough, naked as a jaybird, primitive, in the buff, unrefined, sensitive, rude, crude(a), naked, new, vulgar, bare-assed, rude(a), gross, peeled, bare-ass, raw, in the altogether, stark(a), cutting, tender, stark naked, earthy, unprocessed, natural, raw(a), sore, in the raw, bleak, blunt, unsanded

   Antonyms:
   decent, late, later(a), conditional, analyzed, skilled

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1. crudeadjective

   Synonyms:
   raw, uncooked, undressed, in a raw state

2. crudeadjective

   Synonyms:
   immature, unripe, harsh

3. crudeadjective

   Synonyms:
   coarse, unrefined

4. crudeadjective

   Synonyms:
   unpremeditated, indigested

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1. crudeadjective

   Synonyms:
   undeveloped, inelaborate, uncouth, inartistic, unfinished

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1. List of paraphrases for "crude":

   raw, gross, rough, oil, rudimentary, ore, coarse, unbleached, brute, rude, vulgar

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1. Katie Yoder:

   If Hollywood stands for diversity -- if Hollywood stands for all women -- then it needs to include all female voices, it needs to include women that can be classy without being crude ; women who adhere to values and human dignity – maybe even ones who pray. Right now, Hollywood sends the message that only one kind of woman exists. One kind of woman is valued.

2. Eric Omare:

   Another crude pipeline was attacked yesterday Thursday night near Batan oil field in Warri, there were two simultaneous attacks on (state oil firm) PPMC and NNPC pipelines.

3. Elvis Picardo:

   Much of the action has been caused by the collapse of Valeant, the weakness in crude oil hasn't helped as well.

4. Lou Brien:

   I think the reaction in the bonds is greater than you would think from the stimulus of oil and the stock market, part of it is, maybe people started leaning the wrong way last week if they thought we’d seen the bottom in crude and stocks.

5. Junichi Ishikawa:

   Only the negative aspects of cheaper crude oil have been in focus so far, but attention could turn to its positive attributes if U.S. data on Wednesday can confirm an expansion in private consumption.