Synonyms for unrefined
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Crude — lacking refinement; uncouth
crude, uncouth, rough, unpolished, rude, uncultured, vulgar, crass, boorish, uncultivated, impolite, uncivilized, uncivilised UK, gross, ill-mannered, earthy, ill-bred, inelegant, low, loutish, wild, insensitive, awkward
2. Coarse — crude, raw or unprocessed
unprocessed, raw, pure, pyore US, natural, primitive, undeveloped, rudimentary, untreated, rudimental, coarse dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
crude, raw or unprocessed
- adj. 2
lacking refinement; uncouth
Example sentences
- crude Crude persuasion is to persistently egg someone on.
- crass Tom's boss's behaviour smacked of crass arrogance.
- uncultured An uncultured person is an enslaved animal.
- unpolished Who brought this unpolished country bumpkin?
- raw Generally speaking, Westerners don't eat fish raw.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unrefined | steady | |
| crude | falling | |
| crass | rising | |
| uncultured | rising | |
| unpolished | steady | |
| raw | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- low1, raw1
- 4 letters
- wild1, pure1, rude1
- 5 letters
- rough1, gross1, crude1, crass1, pyore
- 6 letters
- vulgar2, coarse1, earthy2
- 7 letters
- natural3, awkward2, uncouth2, boorish2, loutish
- 8 letters
- impolite3
- 9 letters
- primitive3, untreated3, inelegant
- 10 letters
- unpolished, uncultured, rudimental
- 11 letters
- insensitive4, rudimentary5, undeveloped4, uncivilized4, unprocessed3, uncivilised
- 12 letters
- uncultivated
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vulgar2 = 2 syllables).