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crude

/kɹuːd/noun, adjective1 syllable

Crude means: a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons.

Synonyms for crude37

noun, as in a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

petroleum, crude oil, rock oil, fossil oil, oil

adjective, as in conspicuously and tastelessly indecent

earthy, gross, vulgar, indecent

adjective, as in devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment

blunt, stark, unconditional, unconditioned

adjective, as in belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness

primitive, rude, early

adjective, as in not carefully or expertly made

rough, unskilled

adjective, as in not refined or processed

unrefined, unprocessed

adjective, as in not processed or subjected to analysis

raw, unanalyzed

also used for crude

coarse, natural, pure, pristine, unalloyed, rudimentary, obvious, plain, unadorned, undisguised, austere, bare, chaste, inornate, modest

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What does crude mean?7

noun

1

a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

adjective

1

conspicuously and tastelessly indecent“coarse language”

2

devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment“the blunt truth”

3

belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness“the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man”

4

not carefully or expertly made“managed to make a crude splint”

5

not refined or processed“unrefined ore”

6

not processed or subjected to analysis“raw data”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with crude?31

one syllable

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All 31 rhymes for crude, grouped by syllable

Crude in a sentence

  • This figure is a mirror of the decrease in imports of crude oil.unknown
  • Jugurtha was betrayed with a crude act of deception.Amastan
  • Crude persuasion is to persistently egg someone on.unknown
  • Stefan was approaching women with crude threatening comments.Amastan
  • Santiago always had a crude sense of humor.Amastan
  • Mike made a crude table out of logs.CN
  • Don't tell crude jokes in the presence of my father.Amastan
  • Seth's lumpen manners made him seem crude at the formal dinner.rul

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Forms of crude

as a noun

plural
crudes

as a adjective

comparative
cruder
superlative
crudest