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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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Investors are also keeping tabs on the release later Friday of US inflation data, which observers say could provide an idea about the impact of the surge in crude on consumers.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Brent typically trades at a premium to WTI crude oil, but the pattern has been upended since the start of the conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

About two-thirds of Singapore's crude oil imports come from countries in the Middle East, according to the US Energy Information Administration.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Before the outbreak of the conflict, the passage handled a daily average of 20 million barrels of crude oil and oil products.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

He grabbed a Bible from behind his pulpit and plumped down on one of the crude wooden pews.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam