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Textual thesaurus for "crude"

(adj) raw

not processed or subjected to analysis

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


(adj) stark, blunt

devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment

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


(adj) gross, earthy, vulgar

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


(adj) primitive, rude

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


(adj) unprocessed, unrefined

not refined or processed

unrefined ore; crude oil


(adj) rough

not carefully or expertly made

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


(noun) petroleum, oil, rock oil, fossil oil, crude oil

a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons