Adjective raw has 13 senses
  1. natural, raw, rude - (used especially of commodities) in the natural unprocessed condition; "natural yogurt"; "natural produce"; "raw wool"; "raw sugar"; "bales of rude cotton"
    Antonym: processed (indirect, via unprocessed)
  2. raw - having the surface exposed and painful; "a raw wound"
    Antonym:
    uninjured (indirect, via injured)
  3. raw - not treated with heat to prepare it for eating
    Antonyms:
    cooked, au gratin, baked, barbecued, boiled, poached, stewed, braised, broiled, grilled, burned, burnt, done, fried, deep-fried, hard-baked, hard-boiled, medium, overdone, parched, roast, roasted, seared, steamed, toasted, well-done, lyonnaise, saute, sauteed, soft-boiled
  4. raw - not processed or refined; "raw sewage"
    Antonym:
    treated (indirect, via untreated)
  5. naked, raw - devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure; "naked ambition"; "raw fury"; "you may kill someone someday with your raw power"
    Antonym: covert (indirect, via overt)
  6. raw - brutally unfair or harsh; "received raw treatment from his friends"; "a raw deal"
    Antonyms:
    fair, just (indirect, via unfair)
  7. crude, raw - not processed or subjected to analysis; "raw data"; "the raw cost of production"; "only the crude vital statistics"
    Antonym: analyzed (indirect, via unanalyzed)
  8. raw - untempered and unrefined; "raw talent"; "raw beauty"
    Antonym:
    polished (indirect, via unpolished)
  9. bleak, cutting, raw - unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic"
    Antonym: hot (indirect, via cold)
  10. raw, sore - inflamed and painful; "his throat was raw"; "had a sore throat"
    Antonym: healthy (indirect, via unhealthy)
  11. raw, unsanded - used of wood and furniture; "raw wood"
    Antonym: finished (indirect, via unfinished)
  12. raw, new, wet behind the ears - lacking training or experience; "the new men were eager to fight"; "raw recruits"; "he was still wet behind the ears when he shipped as a hand on a merchant vessel"
    Antonym: experienced (indirect, via inexperienced)
  13. bare-assed, bare-ass, in the altogether, in the buff, in the raw, raw, peeled, naked as a jaybird, stark naked - (used informally) completely unclothed
    Antonyms: clothed, clad (indirect, via unclothed)
,Noun raw has 1 sense
  1. raw, altogether, birthday suit - informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit"
    --1 is a kind of nakedness, nudity, nudeness
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