Raw and Treated

Raw

Raw adjective - Being such as found in nature and not altered by processing or refining.
Usage example: raw sugar is honey-colored because the crystals retain cane juices, minerals, and other impurities that haven't been refined out

Treated is an antonym for raw.

Nearby Word: rawness

Treated

Treated adjective - Subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent.
Usage example: treated fabrics resist wrinkling

Raw is an antonym for treated.

Nearby Words: treat, treatment, treating, treatable

Both words in one sentence

  • Wrestling / Bayley As of 2014, she's essentially been billed/treated as a power wrestler, bringing raw strength to the table against other Divas.
  • Healing Factor It's treated more realistically in that the title character does explicitly need raw organic material to properly heal.
  • Awesomeness by Analysis Instead, Captain Atom treated the Midnighter (and his boyfriend/husband Apollo) to a total Curb-Stomp Battle, showing that sometimes Awesomeness by Analysis is no match for raw, unadulterated, world-shaking power, especially when the wielder of that power also out-thinks you.
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