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crude

[krood] / krud /
ADJECTIVE
vulgar, unpolished in manner
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boorish cheap clumsy coarse crass indecent lewd obscene rude savage
STRONG
barnyard foul gross rough
WEAK
awkward backward cloddish dirty earthy filthy grody ignorant ill-bred indelicate inelegant insensible loud loud-mouthed loutish lowbred oafish raunchy smutty tacky tactless uncouth unenlightened ungainly unskillful
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decent delicate kind moral nice polite refined smooth sophisticated
WEAK
formal gentle polished tasteful
ADJECTIVE
unrefined, natural
Synonyms
STRONGEST
amateurish coarse harsh homemade makeshift primitive raw rude rudimentary simple unprocessed
STRONG
green homespun outline prentice rough rustic thick
WEAK
callow immature impure in the rough inexpert rough-hewn sketchy undeveloped unfinished unformed ungraded unmatured unmilled unpolished unprepared unproficient unsorted untaught untrained unworked unwrought
Antonyms
STRONGEST
refined smooth sophisticated
STRONG
polished
WEAK
stilted

Example Sentences

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Qantas said approximately 90% of its June-half exposure to crude oil was hedged, but that it remained largely exposed to movements in jet refining margins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Asian nations have been particularly hard hit due to a sharp fall in the crude shipments they rely on -- and have few alternatives to replace them.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

U.S. stocks rose as the U.S. blockade in the Strait of Hormuz got under way and crude prices increased.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

West Texas Intermediate crude oil has proven to be valued just as much, and sometimes even more so, than Brent crude this past month.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

My new bed was crude, but it felt like luxury.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

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