REFINING Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For REFINING
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| coarse | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles adjective satellite • lacking refinement or cultivation or taste • of low or inferior quality or value | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
