in the raw

Speech parts

1. in the raw - Adjective

2. in the raw - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

(used informally) completely unclothed

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Synonyms

in the altogether peeled stark naked bare-assed naked as a jaybird naked stripped uncovered nude exposed raw undressed unclothed in the buff denuded

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Antonyms

dressed clothed clad attired garbed dressed up

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Examples

You deal in the raw material of opinion, and, if my convictions have any validity, opinion ultimately governs the world. Woodrow Wilson

It is wonderful to feel the grandness of Canada in the raw. Emily Carr

Some poets are more deeply involved than others in the raw experience which lies behind the poem and for them the act of composition is an act of self exploration with the definite goal of enlightenment rather than the ideally depersonalized construction of a beautiful and autonomous object. Vernon Scannell

Don't be afraid; people are so afraid; don't be afraid to live in the raw wind, naked, alone... Learn at least this: What you are capable of. Let nothing stand in your way. Tony Kushner

Proper names are poetry in the raw. Like all poetry they are untranslatable. W. H. Auden

“Bring in the raw material and make the ketchup here so our people can stay in their jobs. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

in the pyramid in the racket in the rattle in the realm of possibility in the realm of shades in the rear