Need another word that means the same as “unrefined”? Find 23 synonyms and 30 related words for “unrefined” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Unrefined” are: crude, unprocessed, untreated, unpurified, raw, natural, plain, coarse, rough, unworked, unprepared, unmilled, unfinished, uncultured, uncultivated, uncivilized, philistine, uneducated, unsophisticated, unpolished, indelicate, inelegant, ungraceful
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “unrefined” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| coarse | Relating to the sport of angling for coarse fish. Under the microscope they are seen to contain coarse grains. |
| crude | Belonging to an early stage of technical development characterized by simplicity and often crudeness. The measure was condemned by economists as crude and ill conceived. |
| indelicate | Slightly indecent. An earthy often indelicate sense of humour. |
| inelegant | Lacking in refinement or grace or good taste. An inelegant title. |
| natural | Existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world neither supernatural nor magical. Natural blonde hair. |
| philistine | Hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts. A philistine government. |
| plain | Lacking in physical beauty or proportion. A plain honest man with no nonsense about him. |
| raw | Lacking training or experience. A raw uncompromising portrait. |
| rough | Unkind or cruel or uncivil. The altitude had hit her and she was feeling rough. |
| uncivilized | (of a place or people) not socially, culturally, or morally advanced. Fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient. |
| uncultivated | (of land or fields) not prepared for raising crops. These meadowlands have lain uncultivated for centuries. |
| uncultured | (of persons) lacking art or knowledge. To my uncultured palate most of the wines were good. |
| uneducated | Not having a good education. Women from uneducated backgrounds. |
| unfinished | (of an object) not having been given an attractive surface appearance as the final stage of manufacture. The building is still unfinished. |
| ungraceful | Lacking grace; clumsy- Sir Walter Scott. An ungraceful swimmer. |
| unmilled | (of grain or seeds) not ground in a mill. Unmilled brown rice. |
| unpolished | Not having a polished surface. His work is unpolished and sometimes incoherent. |
| unprepared | Without preparation; not prepared for. Paintings on unprepared canvas. |
| unprocessed | Not refined or processed. Fresh unprocessed food. |
| unpurified | Not made pure. Unpurified water. |
| unsophisticated | Not wise in the ways of the world- Kate O’Brien. Either too unsophisticated or too honest to promise more than he could deliver. |
| untreated | (of a specimen for study under a microscope) not treated with a reagent or dye. Untreated cholera can kill up to half of those infected. |
| unworked | Not cultivated, mined, or carved. Unworked fields. |
| artless | Showing lack of art. An artless literary masterpiece. |
| boor | A rough and bad-mannered person. At last the big obnoxious boor had been dealt a stunning blow for his uncouth and belligerent manner. |
| boorish | Rough and bad-mannered; coarse. Boorish behaviour. |
| churl | A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement. This trio are used whenever some churl wants to have a pop at progressive rock. |
| churlish | Having a bad disposition; surly. Churlish as a bear. |
| clumsy | Lacking grace in movement or posture. A very clumsy attempt to park. |
| coarse | Relating to the sport of angling for coarse fish. Under the microscope they are seen to contain coarse grains. |
| crass | Showing no intelligence or sensitivity. An act of crass stupidity. |
| crude | Belonging to an early stage of technical development characterized by simplicity and often crudeness. A crude cabin of logs with bark still on them. |
| gauche | Unsophisticated and socially awkward. Their excellent manners always made me feel gauche. |
| graceless | Lacking grace; clumsy- Sir Walter Scott. A totally graceless hostess. |
| grouch | Voice one’s discontent ill-temperedly; grumble. Rock s foremost poet and ill mannered grouch. |
| indecent | Not conforming with generally accepted standards of behaviour, especially in relation to sexual matters. Was buried with indecent haste. |
| inelegant | (of language) unpolished. An inelegant title. |
| loutish | Uncouth and aggressive. Youths responsible for awful loutish behaviour. |
| maladroit | Inefficient or inept; clumsy. Both men are unhappy about the maladroit way the matter has been handled. |
| niggard | Ungenerous niggardly. |
| oafish | Ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance. Her stupid oafish husband. |
| obscene | Designed to incite to indecency or lust-Margaret Mead. The dance often becomes flagrantly obscene. |
| pitiless | Deficient in humane and kindly feelings. A pitiless executioner. |
| rough | Work or shape something in a rough preliminary fashion. She d had to rough it alone in digs. |
| rude | Belonging to an early stage of technical development characterized by simplicity and often crudeness. She had been rude to her boss. |
| surly | Bad-tempered and unfriendly. The porter left with a surly expression. |
| tactless | Having or showing a lack of skill and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues. A tactless remark. |
| uncouth | (of a place) wild, remote, or spartan. An untutored and uncouth human being. |
| uncultivated | (of land) not used for growing crops. These meadowlands have lain uncultivated for centuries. |
| unsophisticated | Not wise in the ways of the world- Kate O’Brien. Unsophisticated computer software. |
| untutored | Lacking in schooling. The species are all much the same to the untutored eye. |
| villain | (in a film, novel, or play) a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot. I have played more good guys than villains. |
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