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un polished
adjective as in incomplete
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adjective as in inelegant
adjective as in loutish
adjective as in natural
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- artless
- being oneself
- candid
- childlike
- credulous
- direct
- folksy
- forthright
- homey
- ignorant
- impulsive
- inartificial
- ingenuous
- laid-back
- naive
- simplehearted
- sincere
- spontaneous
- straightforward
- trusting
- unassumed
- uncontrived
- undesigning
- unembarrassed
- unfeigned
- unforced
- unlabored
- unpolished
- unpretentious
- unschooled
- unsophisticated
- unstudied
- unworldly
- up-front
adjective as in natural
adjective as in provincial
adjective as in awkward
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adjective as in rough
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adjective as in rough
adjective as in rude
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adjective as in rude
adjective as in rugged
adjective as in rugged
adjective as in rustic
adjective as in rustic
adjective as in tactless
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- awkward
- blundering
- boorish
- brash
- bungling
- clumsy
- crude
- discourteous
- gauche
- gruff
- harsh
- hasty
- impolite
- impolitic
- imprudent
- inconsiderate
- indelicate
- indiscreet
- inept
- injudicious
- insensitive
- maladroit
- misunderstanding
- rash
- rough
- rude
- sharp
- stupid
- thoughtless
- uncivil
- unconsiderate
- undiplomatic
- unfeeling
- unkind
- unperceptive
- unpolished
- unsubtle
- unsympathetic
- vulgar
adjective as in tasteless
adjective as in uncivil
adjective as in uncivilized
adjective as in uncouth
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- awkward
- barbaric
- boorish
- cheap
- clownish
- coarse
- crass
- crude
- discourteous
- disgracious
- gawky
- graceless
- gross
- heavy-handed
- ill-bred
- ill-mannered
- impertinent
- impolite
- inelegant
- loud
- loud-mouthed
- loutish
- oafish
- raunchy
- raw
- rough
- rude
- rustic
- strange
- tacky
- uncalled-for
- uncivil
- uncivilized
- ungainly
- ungenteel
- ungentlemanly
- unpolished
- unrefined
- unseemly
- vulgar
adjective as in unfinished
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- amateurish
- crude
- cut short
- dabbling
- defective
- deficient
- dilettante
- faulty
- formless
- found wanting
- fragmentary
- half-baked
- half-done
- immature
- imperfect
- in the making
- in the rough
- lacking
- natural
- not done
- plain
- raw
- rough
- roughhewn
- shapeless
- sketchy
- tentative
- unaccomplished
- unassembled
- uncompleted
- unconcluded
- under construction
- undone
- unexecuted
- unfashioned
- unperfected
- unpolished
- unrefined
- wanting
adjective as in unkempt
adjective as in blunt
adjective as in boorish
adjective as in unpolished
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adjective as in unpolished
adjective as in unrefined
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adjective as in uncultured
adjective as in unpolished
adjective as in unrefined
adjective as in bumbling
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adjective as in grainy
adjective as in granular
adjective as in churlish
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adjective as in klutzy
Weak matches
- all thumbs
- amateurish
- artless
- blundering
- bulky
- bumbling
- bungling
- butterfingers
- clumsy
- coarse
- floundering
- gawky
- graceless
- green
- having two left feet
- having two left hands
- incompetent
- inept
- inexpert
- lumbering
- lumpish
- maladroit
- oafish
- rude
- stiff
- stumbling
- uncoordinated
- uncouth
- unfit
- ungainly
- ungraceful
- unhandy
- unpolished
- unrefined
- unskilled
- unskillful
adjective as in knockabout
adjective as in Philistine
adjective as in undiplomatic
Weak matches
- awkward
- blundering
- boorish
- brash
- bungling
- clumsy
- crude
- discourteous
- gauche
- gruff
- harsh
- hasty
- impolite
- impolitic
- imprudent
- inconsiderate
- indelicate
- indiscreet
- inept
- injudicious
- insensitive
- maladroit
- misunderstanding
- rash
- rough
- rude
- sharp
- stupid
- thoughtless
- uncivil
- unconsiderate
- unfeeling
- unkind
- unperceptive
- unpolished
- unpolitic
- unsubtle
- unsympathetic
- untactful
- vulgar
adjective as in coarse
adjective as in unperfected
adjective as in unpolitic
Weak matches
- awkward
- blundering
- boorish
- brash
- bungling
- clumsy
- crude
- discourteous
- gauche
- gruff
- harsh
- hasty
- impolite
- impolitic
- imprudent
- inconsiderate
- indelicate
- indiscreet
- inept
- injudicious
- insensitive
- maladroit
- misunderstanding
- rash
- rough
- rude
- sharp
- stupid
- thoughtless
- uncivil
- unconsiderate
- undiplomatic
- unfeeling
- unkind
- unperceptive
- unpolished
- unsubtle
- unsympathetic
- untactful
- vulgar
adjective as in unprocessed
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- amateurish
- callow
- coarse
- green
- harsh
- homemade
- homespun
- immature
- impure
- in the rough
- inexpert
- makeshift
- native
- outline
- prentice
- primitive
- rough
- rough-hewn
- rude
- rudimentary
- rustic
- simple
- sketchy
- thick
- undeveloped
- unfinished
- unformed
- ungraded
- unmatured
- unmilled
- unpolished
- unprepared
- unproficient
- unsorted
- untaught
- untrained
- unworked
- unwrought
adjective as in untactful
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- awkward
- blundering
- boorish
- brash
- bungling
- clumsy
- crude
- discourteous
- gauche
- gruff
- harsh
- hasty
- impolite
- impolitic
- imprudent
- inconsiderate
- indelicate
- indiscreet
- inept
- injudicious
- insensitive
- maladroit
- misunderstanding
- rash
- rough
- rude
- sharp
- stupid
- thoughtless
- uncivil
- unconsiderate
- undiplomatic
- unfeeling
- unkind
- unperceptive
- unpolished
- unpolitic
- unsubtle
- unsympathetic
- vulgar
adjective as in country
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adjective as in crude
adjective as in gauche
adjective as in green
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I gave up R—— himself, just because he is so devilish un-polished, long ago.
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On this page you'll find 1699 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to un-polished, such as: deficient, fragmentary, inadequate, insufficient, lacking, and partial.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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