Barbarian synonyms
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Regarded as having changed little in evolutionary history. Not in scientific use:
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- Regarded as having changed little in evolutionary history. Not in scientific use:
- Not resulting from conscious thought or deliberation; unconscious or instinctual:
- Characterized by simplicity or crudity; unsophisticated:
Used to describe behaviours deemed savage or inappropriate.
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- Used to describe behaviours deemed savage or inappropriate.
- Used to describe people who display a marked lack of manners as defined by a given culture.
- Crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.
Of, like, or characteristic of barbarians; uncivilized; primitive
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- Of, like, or characteristic of barbarians; uncivilized; primitive
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of barbarians.
- Wild, crude, and unrestrained
Primitive or undeveloped in culture and customs; uncivilized.
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- Primitive or undeveloped in culture and customs; uncivilized.
- Uncultured, crude, coarse, rough, etc.
- Characteristic of barbarians; primitive or lacking in civilization
Undeveloped or uncivilized; primitive:
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- Undeveloped or uncivilized; primitive:
- Crude or rough in form or workmanship
- Lacking refinement, culture, or elegance; uncouth, boorish, coarse, vulgar, etc.
Characterized by violence or crime:
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- Characterized by violence or crime:
- Regarded as being risky, dangerous, offensive, etc., often as a result of lacking in conventional social controls
- Not easily traveled over or through because rocky, overgrown, wild, etc.
Vicious or merciless; brutal:
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- Vicious or merciless; brutal:
- Not domesticated or cultivated; wild:
- Wild, uncultivated, rugged, etc.
Composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture.
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- Composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture.
- Rough, especially to the touch:
- Not fine or delicate in texture, structure, form, etc.; rough; harsh
Inadequately educated; lacking art or knowledge; unrefined; uncultured; uncivilized.
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- Inadequately educated; lacking art or knowledge; unrefined; uncultured; uncivilized.
- Not cultivated by standard agricultural methods:
- Not cultivated by agricultural methods; not prepared for cultivation.
Based on little or no evidence or probability; unfounded:
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- Based on little or no evidence or probability; unfounded:
- Occurring, growing, or living in a natural state; not domesticated, cultivated, or tamed:
- Characterized by a lack of moral restraint; dissolute or licentious:
Undisguised or unadorned; plain:
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- Undisguised or unadorned; plain:
- Lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive:
- In a raw or natural condition, before being prepared for use; not refined or processed
Uncultured; crude; boorish
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- Uncultured; crude; boorish
- Awkward; clumsy; ungainly
- (Archaic) Not known or familiar; strange
Extremely ruthless or cruel.
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- Extremely ruthless or cruel.
- Plain and direct, although distressing in effect
- Disagreeably precise or penetrating:
Without civilization; primitive; barbarous
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- Without civilization; primitive; barbarous
- Not domesticated or cultivated; wild:
- Cruel; pitiless
Characteristic of barbarians; primitive or lacking in civilization
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- Characteristic of barbarians; primitive or lacking in civilization
- Characterized by savagery; very cruel:
- Cruel; brutal
Causing or characterized by severe pain, suffering, or distress:
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- Causing or characterized by severe pain, suffering, or distress:
- Deliberately seeking to inflict pain and suffering; enjoying others' suffering; without mercy or pity
- Disposed to inflict pain or suffering:
A fierce, brutal person
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- A fierce, brutal person
- A member of a preliterate culture, often having a tribal way of life
- A member of a people regarded as primitive, uncivilized, brutal, or fierce.
An animal
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- An animal
- An animal other than a human; a beast.
- A person who is brutal or very stupid, gross, sensual, etc.
A member of a group of Central Asian nomadic pastoralist peoples who invaded Europe in the fourth and fifth centuries ad and were defeated in 455.
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- A member of a group of Central Asian nomadic pastoralist peoples who invaded Europe in the fourth and fifth centuries ad and were defeated in 455.
- Any savage or destructive person; vandal
- A member of a warlike Asian people that, led by Attila and others, invaded E and central Europe in the 4th and 5th cent. a.d.
A person who eats human flesh
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- A person who eats human flesh
- An animal that feeds on others of its own kind.
A style characterized by black clothing, heavy, dark makeup, and a preoccupation with the themes of goth music
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- A style characterized by black clothing, heavy, dark makeup, and a preoccupation with the themes of goth music
- A devotee of goth music or fashions
- A style of rock music, noted especially for somber or ethereal tones and lugubrious lyrics.
- (Informal) An employee of the Internet company Yahoo!.
- (Literature) One of a race of brutes, who look and act similar to men, that inhabit the same land as the civilized Houyhnhnms.
- In Swift's Gulliver's Travels, any of a race of brutish, degraded creatures subject to the Houyhnhnms and having the form and all the vices of man
A person regarded as smugly narrow and conventional in views and tastes, lacking in and indifferent to cultural and aesthetic values
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- A person regarded as smugly narrow and conventional in views and tastes, lacking in and indifferent to cultural and aesthetic values
- A member of a non-Semitic people that lived in Philistia and repeatedly warred with the Israelites
- A person who is smugly indifferent or hostile to art and culture.
A person considered to be reclusive, reactionary, out of date, or brutish.
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- A person considered to be reclusive, reactionary, out of date, or brutish.
- Any of the prehistoric people who lived in caves; cave man
- An animal that lives underground, as an ant or a worm. Not in scientific use.
(Archaic) A peasant or farm worker
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- (Archaic) A peasant or farm worker
- A rude, awkward, or ill-mannered person
- A person with rude, clumsy manners and little refinement.
An awkward and stupid person; an oaf.
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- An awkward and stupid person; an oaf.
A lump, esp. a lump of earth, clay, loam, etc.
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- A lump, esp. a lump of earth, clay, loam, etc.
- A dull, stupid person; a dolt.
- A lump or chunk, especially of earth or clay.
A scoundrel; rogue; scamp
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- A scoundrel; rogue; scamp
- An unscrupulous, dishonest person; a scoundrel.
- One that is playfully mischievous.
A thug or gangster.
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- A thug or gangster.
- A brutal, violent, lawless person; tough or hoodlum
(--- Informal) Any huge thing
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- (--- Informal) Any huge thing
- Something monstrous
- One who inspires horror or disgust:
A person unaccustomed (to something specified); novice
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- A person unaccustomed (to something specified); novice
- One who is unaccustomed to or unacquainted with something specified; a novice:
- An outsider, newcomer, or foreigner
A contender given little chance of winning
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- A contender given little chance of winning
- One who is not part of a community or organization.
- A newcomer with little or no experience in an organization or community.
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(Archaic) A peasant or farm worker
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- (Archaic) A peasant or farm worker
- A rude, awkward, or ill-mannered person
- A person with rude, clumsy manners and little refinement.
(Brit., Dial.) A boor; churl
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- (Brit., Dial.) A boor; churl
- A rude, insensitive person; a boor.
- A noisy puffing or explosive sound, such as one made by a locomotive.
A medieval English peasant.
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- A medieval English peasant.
- A selfish or mean person
- A rude, boorish person.
A member of a non-Semitic people that lived in Philistia and repeatedly warred with the Israelites
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- A member of a non-Semitic people that lived in Philistia and repeatedly warred with the Israelites
- A person regarded as smugly narrow and conventional in views and tastes, lacking in and indifferent to cultural and aesthetic values
- A person who is smugly indifferent or hostile to art and culture.
A vulgar person; esp., a rich person with coarse, ostentatious manners or tastes
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- A vulgar person; esp., a rich person with coarse, ostentatious manners or tastes
- A person who makes an ostentatious display of wealth and is often poorly educated or lacking in refinement.
Of, like, or characteristic of barbarians; uncivilized; primitive
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- Of, like, or characteristic of barbarians; uncivilized; primitive
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of barbarians.
- Wild, crude, and unrestrained
Marked by the use or occurrence of barbarisms in spoken or written language.
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- Marked by the use or occurrence of barbarisms in spoken or written language.
- Primitive or undeveloped in culture and customs; uncivilized.
- Characteristic of barbarians; primitive or lacking in civilization
Regarded as having changed little in evolutionary history. Not in scientific use:
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- Regarded as having changed little in evolutionary history. Not in scientific use:
- Not resulting from conscious thought or deliberation; unconscious or instinctual:
- Being a protolanguage:
Lacking refinement, culture, or elegance; uncouth, boorish, coarse, vulgar, etc.
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- Lacking refinement, culture, or elegance; uncouth, boorish, coarse, vulgar, etc.
- Undeveloped or uncivilized; primitive:
- Barbarous or ignorant
Vicious or merciless; brutal:
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- Vicious or merciless; brutal:
- Not domesticated or cultivated; wild:
- Wild, uncultivated, rugged, etc.
Not civilized; barbarous; unenlightened
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- Not civilized; barbarous; unenlightened
- Used to describe people who display a marked lack of manners as defined by a given culture.
- Crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.
Inadequately educated; lacking art or knowledge; unrefined; uncultured; uncivilized.
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- Inadequately educated; lacking art or knowledge; unrefined; uncultured; uncivilized.
- Not cultivated by standard agricultural methods:
- Not cultivated by agricultural methods; not prepared for cultivation.
Not cultured or cultivated:
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- Not cultured or cultivated:
- Not cultured or civilized; lacking in delicacy or refinement.
Based on little or no evidence or probability; unfounded:
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- Based on little or no evidence or probability; unfounded:
- Occurring, growing, or living in a natural state; not domesticated, cultivated, or tamed:
- Characterized by a lack of moral restraint; dissolute or licentious:
(Archaic) Uncivilized.
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- (Archaic) Uncivilized.
- Discourteous; rude:
- Not civilized; savage; barbarous; uncivilized.
Wild, crude, and unrestrained
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- Wild, crude, and unrestrained
- Of, like, or characteristic of barbarians; uncivilized; primitive
- Marked by crudeness or lack of sophistication:
Like or characteristic of a boor; rude; awkward; ill-mannered
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- Like or characteristic of a boor; rude; awkward; ill-mannered
- Resembling or characteristic of a boor; rude and clumsy in behavior.
- Behaving as a boor; rough in manners; rude; uncultured.
- (Of soil) difficult to till, lacking pliancy; unmanageable
- Difficult to work with, such as soil; intractable.
- Rude, surly, ungracious
Not fine or delicate in texture, structure, form, etc.; rough; harsh
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- Not fine or delicate in texture, structure, form, etc.; rough; harsh
- Rough, especially to the touch:
- Lacking in delicacy or refinement:
Grossly stupid, dull, or obtuse
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- Grossly stupid, dull, or obtuse
- Tasteless, insensitive, and coarse
- So crude and unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility.
Undisguised or unadorned; plain:
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- Undisguised or unadorned; plain:
- In a raw or natural condition, before being prepared for use; not refined or processed
- Lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive:
So obvious or conspicuous as to cause or heighten offense:
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- So obvious or conspicuous as to cause or heighten offense:
- On a large scale; not fine or detailed:
- Brutishly coarse, as in behavior; crude:
Badly brought up; lacking good manners; rude; impolite
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- Badly brought up; lacking good manners; rude; impolite
- (Of animals) of bad breed
- Not thoroughbred; underbred. Used of animals.
Slightly at odds with established standards of propriety; somewhat improper, offensive, or coarse:
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Relating to or having the attitudes of a philistine:
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- Relating to or having the attitudes of a philistine:
- Of the ancient Philistines or their culture
- Smugly conventional and lacking in culture
Not perfected, completed, or fully detailed:
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- Not perfected, completed, or fully detailed:
- Coarse or shaggy to the touch:
- Lacking polish or finesse:
Crude or rough in form or workmanship
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- Crude or rough in form or workmanship
- Lacking refinement, culture, or elegance; uncouth, boorish, coarse, vulgar, etc.
- Rough, violent, or harsh
Lacking flavor; insipid.
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- Lacking flavor; insipid.
- Lacking good taste or showing poor taste
- Without taste or flavor; flat; insipid
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- Crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.
- Used to describe behaviours deemed savage or inappropriate.
- Used to describe people who display a marked lack of manners as defined by a given culture.
(Archaic) Not known or familiar; strange
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- (Archaic) Not known or familiar; strange
- Awkward; clumsy; ungainly
- Uncultured; crude; boorish
Inadequately educated; lacking art or knowledge; unrefined; uncultured; uncivilized.
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- Inadequately educated; lacking art or knowledge; unrefined; uncultured; uncivilized.
- Not cultivated by standard agricultural methods:
- Not cultivated by agricultural methods; not prepared for cultivation.
Not cultured or cultivated:
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- Not cultured or cultivated:
- Not cultured or civilized; lacking in delicacy or refinement.
Not elaborated, perfected, or completed:
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- Not elaborated, perfected, or completed:
- Lacking good manners, culture, or refinement.
- Not refined in manners; uncivilized; rude; plain.
Crude, raw or unprocessed
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- Crude, raw or unprocessed
- (Of a person) lacking refinement; uncouth
Spoken by or expressed in language spoken by the common people; vernacular:
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- Spoken by or expressed in language spoken by the common people; vernacular:
- Offensively excessive in self-display or expenditure; ostentatious:
- Characterized by a lack of culture, refinement, taste, restraint, sensitivity, etc.; coarse; crude; boorish
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Synonym Study
- Savage implies a more primitive civilization than barbarian and connotes great fierceness and cruelty a savage inquisition
- barbarous warfare
- Barbarous connotes cruelty and brutality regarded as characteristic of primitive people
- Barbaric suggests crudeness and lack of restraint regarded as characteristic of primitive peoples barbaric splendor
- Barbarian basically refers to a civilization or people regarded as primitive, either without further connotation barbarian tribes or with the implication of lack of cultivation and refinement or of brutishness
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