unrefined
Lacking polish entirely
Unrefined describes something in its raw or natural state, not yet processed or purified: unrefined sugar, unrefined petroleum.
Applied to people or behavior, it means lacking polish or sophistication—crude, coarse, or uncultured: His manners were unrefined but his heart was good.
The word suggests roughness that processing or education might smooth away.
Unpolished, raw state
uncouth · unpolished · indelicate · gauche · tactless · crass · graceless · inelegant
Not artificially produced
- pureUnmixed, without impurities
- wholeFull and undivided
- untreatedNot given care
- unadulteratedCompletely unmixed, genuine
organic · virgin · unbleached · unfiltered · unpasteurized · crude · native · intact
crude
Unpolished, raw state
boorish · uncouth · unpolished · indelicate · gauche · tactless · crass · graceless · inelegant · blunt
natural
Not artificially produced
unadulterated · organic · virgin · unbleached · unfiltered · unpasteurized · crude · native · intact · unaltered
ore
Metal-bearing rock
- mineralsInorganic natural solids
- bauxiteAluminum hydroxide ore
- sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
salt · flour · cotton · wool · hemp · sisal · latex · molasses · honey · beeswax
petroleum
Natural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
- hydrocarbonAll-carbon-and-hydrogen compound
- bitumenViscous hydrocarbon mixture
tar · barrel · extraction · drilling · offshore · shale · fracking · derrick · pipeline · feedstock
- Health food labelsorganic, whole foods, unprocessed, preservative-free, non-GMO
- rudenessrude, discourtesy, impolite, rudeness, disrespect
- Unfinished Workdraft, outline, prototype, manuscript, blueprint
- unrefinedcrude, coarse, rough, unpolished, uncouth
- natural/raw thingswilderness, raw materials, wild animals, untouched land, virgin forest
- unfinishedincomplete, unfinished, partial, half-formed, underdone