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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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“USD/JPY remains elevated in the 159s, supported by persistent Middle East uncertainty and firmer crude oil prices,” analysts at Nomura’s FX Research team say in commentary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

—In early European trading, Brent crude rose 1.3% to $111.15 a barrel, while WTI was up 2.6% to $115.3 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Even with West Texas Intermediate crude back at the high-$60s/low-$70s in 2027, “management teams show little appetite to accelerate activity…They want to see both price and duration before acting.”

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Oil prices have surged amid the Iran conflict, with West Texas Intermediate crude trading at more than $112 a barrel on Monday afternoon.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Abel saw him as crude, but utterly charming.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

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