Raw and Worldly

Opposite meaning words

Raw adjective - Lacking in adult experience or maturity.

Usage example: recruiters like to say the military turns raw youths into responsible men and women

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Worldly is an antonym for raw.

Nearby Word: rawness

Worldly adjective - Having a wide and refined knowledge of the world especially from personal experience.

Usage example: she returned from her year as an exchange student a much more worldly person

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Raw is an antonym for worldly.

Nearby Words: world, worldling

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Worldly and Raw. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/raw/worldly

Raw & Worldly. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/raw/worldly>.

Worldly or Raw. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/raw/worldly.

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