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Definitions

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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Oil prices rose, with West Texas Intermediate crude futures up 0.9% and Brent crude futures advancing 1.7% amid supply disruption concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Front-month crude oil futures closed up 11.9% on Friday, at $112.06 a barrel.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Front-month WTI crude oil futures are 2.0% higher at $113.82 per barrel; front-month Brent crude oil futures are 2.1% higher at $111.28 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Since 27 January, no crude oil from Russia has reached Hungary via Ukraine through the Druzhba pipeline, which translates as the "Friendship pipeline".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Hymir held his drinking cup above his head, and the giants cheered and laughed and made faces at Thor with all their heads, along with crude gestures.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.