Barbarian synonyms

bär-bâr'ē-ən
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punk
A style, originating among fans of punk rock, characterized by motley clothes, oddly clipped hair, etc.
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sophisticated (antonym)
Designed for or appealing to sophisticated people
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uncivilized
Not civilized; barbarous; unenlightened
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savage
Not domesticated or cultivated; wild:
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barbarous
Cruel; brutal
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rough
Not polished; uncut; said of a gem.
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barbaric
The definition of barbaric is something that is primitive or uncivilized.
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rude
Ill-mannered, discourteous, or insulting:
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coarse
The definition of coarse is something that has large particles, poor quality, a rough texture or something that is in bad taste.
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uncultivated
Inadequately educated; lacking art or knowledge; unrefined; uncultured; uncivilized.
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uncouth
(Archaic) Not known or familiar; strange
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cruel
The definition of cruel is someone or something that deliberately causes pain or suffering.
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hun
The definition of a Hun is a savage, particularly one of the 4th and 5th century Asian invaders of Europe lead by Attila, or an endearing nickname people use for each other.
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cannibal
An organism which eats others of its own species, especially a human who eats human flesh.
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goth
A style characterized by black clothing, heavy, dark makeup, and a preoccupation with the themes of goth music
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yahoo!
(Literature) One of a race of brutes, who look and act similar to men, that inhabit the same land as the civilized Houyhnhnms.
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philistine
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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troglodyte
The wren, Troglodytes troglodytes.
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lout
A clownish, awkward fellow; a bumpkin.
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clod
Earth or soil.
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rascal
An unscrupulous, dishonest person; a scoundrel.
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ruffian
A brutal, violent, lawless person; tough or hoodlum
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monster
Something monstrous
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outsider
One who is not part of a community or organization.
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newcomer
A new participant in some activity; a neophyte.
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primitive (related)
Regarded as having changed little in evolutionary history. Not in scientific use:
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beast (related)
A very large or powerful person or thing:
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alien (related)
In science fiction, a being in or from outer space and not native to the Earth; extraterrestrial
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boor
A person with rude, clumsy manners and little refinement.
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brute
(Now archaic) An animal seen as being without human reason; a senseless beast. [from 17th c.]
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bully
The definition of a bully is someone who is mean to others and who throws his weight around.
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hoodlum
A tough, often aggressive or violent youth.
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hooligan
(Informal, pejorative) A person that causes trouble or violence.
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untutored
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vandal
A member of a Germanic people that overran Gaul, Spain, and northern Africa in the fourth and fifth centuries ad and sacked Rome in 455.
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vicious
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refined (antonym)
Without impurities.
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civilized (antonym)
Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; humane, ethical, and reasonable:
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cultured (antonym)
Artificially developed.
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educated (antonym)
Based on a certain amount of experience or factual knowledge:
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humane (antonym)
Having what are considered the best qualities of human beings; kind, tender, merciful, sympathetic, etc.
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polite (antonym)
The definition of polite is someone or something that exhibits consideration for others and socially acceptable behavior.
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nice (antonym)
1822, T. Creevey, Reminiscences, 28 Jul:
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kind (antonym)
Mild, gentle, forgiving
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sophisticate (antonym)
A sophisticated person.
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citizen (antonym)
The definition of a citizen is a person born in a place or a naturalized resident.
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native (antonym)
A permanent resident, as distinguished from a temporary resident or visitor
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chuff
A rude, insensitive person; a boor.
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churl
A farm laborer; peasant
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vulgarian
A person who makes an ostentatious display of wealth and is often poorly educated or lacking in refinement.
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uncultured
Not cultured or cultivated:
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uncivil
(Archaic) Uncivilized.
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boorish
Like or characteristic of a boor; rude; awkward; ill-mannered
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churlish
(Of soil) difficult to till, lacking pliancy; unmanageable
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crass
The definition of crass is something that is crude, insensitive and unrefined.
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crude
Not carefully made or done; rough
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gross
With no deductions; total; entire
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ill-bred
(Of animals) of bad breed
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indelicate
Slightly at odds with established standards of propriety; somewhat improper, offensive, or coarse:
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tasteless
Dull; uninteresting
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unpolished
Not polished; not brought to a polish.
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unrefined
(Of a person) lacking refinement; uncouth
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vulgar
Characterized by a lack of culture, refinement, taste, restraint, sensitivity, etc.; coarse; crude; boorish
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good (related)
(Slang) Incriminating information or evidence:
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culture (related)
Not civilized
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courtesy (related)
Free of charge.
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smooth (related)
Having no obstructions or difficulties:
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uncivilised
Alternative spelling of uncivilized.
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peasant
Any person of the class of small farmers or of farm laborers, as in Europe or Asia
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tyke
(--- Dial.) A boor
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tike
Alternative spelling of tyke (mongrel dog)
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tartars (related)
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invader (related)
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mongol (related)
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ostrogoths (related)
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silures (related)
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marauder (related)
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norsemen (related)
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scythians (related)
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teuton (related)
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parthians (related)
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brigand (related)
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heathen (related)
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cimmerians (related)
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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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