Crude

/kɹuːd/

Synonyms for "crude" (407 found)

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Closest matches (82)

Adjective(27 words)

primitive rough unrefined vulgaranimalistic behavioranimalistic driveapproximate artlessbarbarian warfarebarbarianlikebarbarous communitiesbasic bawdier blunt bluntest brut brutish butcherly coarsecoarse details

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coarse tastecoarser coarsestcoarsest groundcrassest cruder crudest

abhorrent abominable amateur amateurish angular animal arrested artless avgas backward barbarian barbaric barbarous barnyard base bawdy beastlybelow contemptbeneath contemptblatant

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blinding blue bluff blunt boorish brassy brazen brazenfaced brusque brutal cacophonous caddish churlish cloddish clodhopping clumsy coarse colorful contemptible crasscrude oildespicable detestablediamond in the roughdirty

Noun(8 words)

amateur photographybarbarianbarbarian customsbrutebrute forcebutchering clunkingcrude oil

Verb(2 words)

barbarized daubed

Strong matches (122)

disgusting doggerel doric dysphemistic earthy embryonic ethylethyl gasexecrable extravagant fetid filthy flagrant flaring flashy flaunting forbiddingfossil oilfoul fresh

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fulsome garish gas gasoline gauche gaudy glaring gorgeous gothic graceless gross harsh hateful heinoushigh testhigh-octane gashigh-test homespun ignoble ignorant ill-bred immature impolite improper impurein bad tastein embryoin ovoin the roughinadequate incomplete inconcinnate inconcinnous inconsiderate incorrect indecent indecorous indelicate ineffective inelegant inexpert infelicitous inferior insensible insensitive insolent kerosenelead-free gaslewd loathsome loud loutish louty lowlow-lead gaslowbred lumpy lurid malodorous mephitic merciless meretricious miasmal miasmicmotor oilnasty native natural nauseating noisome noxious objectionable obnoxious

Adjective(24 words)

downmarket dullest dumpier earthier earthiest earthyearthy humorearthy languageearthy noteearthy termearthy tone coloreolithic gauchest gross hackish hokey impreciseinappropriate languagejordisk färglewd

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makeshiftnatural resourcenonart oafish

Noun(5 words)

fossil oilhacking lowbrowmost vulgarneanderthal

Related words (203)

obscene obtrusive odious offensive ore original outlandish outspoken overbright oversimple paraffin petrol petroleum poorpremium gasprentice primitive prurient racy rare

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raunchy rawraw materialrebarbative red reductionistic reductive regular repellent repugnant repulsive revolting ribaldrich orerich veinrisquerock oilroughrough diamondroughcast roughhewn rude rudimental rudimentary ruggedrun-of-minerustic savage screaming sensational severe shameless shrieking sickening simplistic sketchy smutty spectacular stinking stunted tacky tactless tasteless tawdryunanalyzed massunbaked unblown unboiled uncivil uncivilized uncooked uncourtly uncouth uncultivated uncultured uncut undercooked underdeveloped underdone undeveloped undignified undressed unenlightened uneuphonious unfaded unfashioned unfelicitous unfeminine unfinished unformed ungenteel ungentle ungentlemanly ungraceful ungraded unhewn unlabored unladylike unlickedunlicked cubunmatured unpolished unprocessed unproficient unrefined unseemly unskilled unsolicitous unsophisticated unsorted untaught untrained untreated unworked unwrought vilevirgin soilvulgar young

Adjective(61 words)

oil petroleumplebeian inhabitantplebeian romanprehistoric objectsprimaevalprimitive artprimitive civilizationprimitive civilization originsprimitive cultureprimitive methodsprimitive societyprimitive toolsprimitive weaponprofane raggeder raunchiest rawraw data valuesraw ingredients

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raw materialraw orerawboned rawer rawestrawest materialroman plebeianrough guessrough-edged roughest rude rudimentary ruffianly simple sketchy stark tasteless tatty unadjusted uncivilizeduncivilized talkuncouthuncrafty artuncultured personunderbred undeveloped unengineered unmannerlyunpolished societyunpolished stoneunprocessedunprocessed dataunrefined materialunrefined oilunrefined tasteunrefined timberunshapely unsubtle vaguevulgar behaviorvulgar terms

Noun(14 words)

oil petroleum plebeian plonking plunkingraw survey resultsrock oilrough rock surfacerude replyscratch scrawled slapstick swillinguncooked food

Verb(2 words)

oversimplified vulgarized

Adjective(7 words)

primitive rough rude rudimental rudimentary undeveloped unrefined

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

16 entries

approximationbehavior qualitycommoditydesign qualityestimatefossil fuellevel of developmentmaterialnatural resourceoil petroleumraw qualityresourcespeech styleunrefined state

More specific

14 entries

crude designcrude jokecrude metalcrude oilcrude plancrude remarkheavy crudelight cruderaw mineralrough calculationrough estimatesweet crudeunrefined metalunrefined ore

Collocations

11 entries

crude designcrude humorcrude languagecrude materialscrude measurecrude methodcrude oilcrude oil pricecrude oil reservecrude petroleumunrefined oil

Inflections

3 entries

cruder crudes crudest

Derivations

5 entries

crudely crudeness cruder crudest crudity

similar

6 entries

early indecent unanalyzed unconditional unconditioned unskilled

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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The method was crude, but very effective.

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This is a crude material imported from Malaysia.

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This figure is a mirror of the decrease in imports of crude oil.

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When refined, crude oil yields many products.

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