unpolished
Not yet refined
Unpolished means lacking refinement or finish.
An unpolished surface is rough, not buffed to a shine: unpolished wood, unpolished silver.
Figuratively, unpolished work or performance lacks the smoothness that comes from revision or practice: The essay was promising but unpolished.
An unpolished person lacks social grace or sophistication.
Not yet complete
- draftPreliminary version of text
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- roughUneven in surface
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
outline · preliminary · rudimentary · tentative · undeveloped · unperfected · nascent · embryonic
Unpolished, raw state
- boorishCrudely ill-mannered
- uncouthLacking good manners
- roughUneven in surface
- unsophisticatedLacking refinement or complexity
unrefined · rustic · coarse · gauche · tactless · inelegant · vulgar · provincial
Rough in texture
- grittyCoarse or courageous
- abrasiveRough enough to erode
- texturedHaving tactile surface quality
- bumpyUneven in surface
uneven · scratchy · grainy · matte · sandpaper · scuffed · jagged · rugged
Uneven in surface
- rawIn original state
- uncutNot reduced or shortened
- naturalNot artificially produced
- cloudyObscured by atmosphere
opaque · cabochon · rough-cut · matrix · inclusion · lapidary · faceting · brilliant
In original state
- genuineTruly what it claims
- unaffectedNot changed or influenced
- unpretentiousLacking false superiority
- honestFree from deception
natural · real · sincere · unvarnished · straightforward · candid · plain-spoken · artless
unfinished
Not yet complete
prototype · outline · preliminary · rudimentary · tentative · undeveloped · unperfected · nascent · embryonic · inchoate
crude
Unpolished, raw state
unsophisticated · unrefined · rustic · coarse · gauche · tactless · inelegant · vulgar · provincial · simple
coarse
Rough in texture
bumpy · uneven · scratchy · grainy · matte · sandpaper · scuffed · jagged · rugged · pebbly
rough
Uneven in surface
cloudy · opaque · cabochon · rough-cut · matrix · inclusion · lapidary · faceting · brilliant · clarity
raw
In original state
- genuineTruly what it claims
- unaffectedNot changed or influenced
- unpretentiousLacking false superiority
honest · natural · real · sincere · unvarnished · straightforward · candid · plain-spoken · artless · guileless
novice
Inexperienced newcomer to field
greenhorn · raw · untrained · unskilled · fledgling · neophyte · apprentice · learner · unschooled · unpracticed
- Unfinished Workdraft, outline, prototype, manuscript, blueprint
- unrefinedcrude, coarse, rough, uncouth, vulgar
- homespunfolksy, homey, rustic, down-to-earth, homestyle
- unfinishedincomplete, unfinished, partial, half-formed, underdone
- matte finishesmatte, flat paint, satin, eggshell, frosted
- embarrassmentembarrassed, blush, humiliated, mortify, mortified
unpolishedpolished
Smooth, refined, accomplished
finished · refined · perfected · professional · accomplished
unpolishedrefined
Purified or cultured
polished · sophisticated · cultivated · elegant · graceful
- unpolished shoesFootwear without applied shine
polish, polished, polishing, polisher, repolish, polishable, repolished, repolishing