English Synonym Finder

crude

Definitions

In a natural or raw state; not yet processed or refined.

Constructed in a rudimentary or makeshift way; lacking finish or polish.

Offensively coarse or vulgar in manners or language.

Examples

The crude oil was refined into gasoline at the local plant.

He made a crude drawing of the house on the back of a napkin.

Synonyms

unrefined raw primitive vulgar coarse rudimentary unpolished

Antonyms

refined sophisticated polished cultured elegant civilized processed