OVER-REFINE Antonyms
Definition of OVER-REFINE
Best Opposite Words For OVER-REFINE
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basic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • pertaining to or constituting a base or basis noun • (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant • a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use adjective satellite • reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality • serving as a base or starting point • of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base | ||||||||
crude | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not refined or processed noun • a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons adjective satellite • not carefully or expertly made • conspicuously and tastelessly indecent • belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness • devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment • not processed or subjected to analysis | ||||||||
natural | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature • existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation • existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical • (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone • (of a parent or child) related by blood; genetically related noun • someone regarded as certain to succeed • a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat • (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake adjective satellite • functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies • unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct • (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes • being talented through inherited qualities • free from artificiality | ||||||||
plain | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • not elaborate or elaborated; simple • lacking patterns especially in color noun • extensive tract of level open land • a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side adverb • unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') adjective satellite • clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment • not mixed with extraneous elements • free from any effort to soften to disguise • lacking embellishment or ornamentation • lacking in physical beauty or proportion verb • express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness | ||||||||
raw | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not treated with heat to prepare it for eating noun • informal terms for nakedness adjective satellite • (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes • having the surface exposed and painful • not processed or refined • devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure • brutally unfair or harsh • not processed or subjected to analysis • untempered and unrefined • hurting • unpleasantly cold and damp • used of wood and furniture • lacking training or experience • (used informally) completely unclothed | ||||||||
rough | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • having or caused by an irregular surface • of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped • causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements • not shaped by cutting or trimming noun • the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short adverb • with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly') • with rough motion as over a rough surface adjective satellite • (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse • not quite exact or correct • full of hardship or trials • violently agitated and turbulent • unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound • ready and able to resort to force or violence • not carefully or expertly made • not perfected • unpleasantly stern • unkind or cruel or uncivil verb • prepare in preliminary or sketchy form | ||||||||
unpolished | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing adjective satellite • lacking social polish | ||||||||
unrefined | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not refined or processed • (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth | ||||||||
unsophisticated | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not wise in the ways of the world • lacking complexity • awkwardly simple and provincial |