uncooked

adjective

un·​cooked ˌən-ˈku̇kt How to pronounce uncooked (audio)
Synonyms of uncookednext
: not cooked : raw
uncooked shrimp

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crunching on uncooked carrots
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That means no tasting cookie dough made with raw eggs, no licking brownie batter off the beaters, and no homemade Caesar dressing made with uncooked yolks. — Angela Haupt, Time, 23 July 2026 Also, thoroughly clean all surfaces, dishes, utensils or other equipment that the uncooked food may have touched. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Harvest had finished two weeks ago and the cellar smelled ripely of yeast, like fruit and uncooked dough. — Kyle Lucia Wu, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026 Cooking vegetables and avoiding uncooked fruits and vegetables can significantly reduce or eliminate the risk of Cyclospora infection. — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for uncooked

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1775, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of uncooked was circa 1775

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“Uncooked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncooked. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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