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Barbarous synonyms and antonyms

bär'bər-əs

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cruel
The definition of cruel is someone or something that deliberately causes pain or suffering.
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fierce
Intense in activity or feeling; vigorous or ardent:
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rude
Barbarous or ignorant
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savage
Not domesticated or cultivated; wild:
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inhuman
Not having the qualities considered normal to or for human beings; unfeeling, heartless, cruel, barbarous, etc.
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barbaric
Of, like, or characteristic of barbarians; uncivilized; primitive
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primitive (related)
Characterized by simplicity or crudity; unsophisticated:
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heartless
Devoid of compassion or feeling; pitiless.
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rough
Lacking polish or finesse:
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uncultured
Not cultured or cultivated:
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unsophisticated
(--- Now Rare) Not adulterated; genuine or pure
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barbarian (related)
Of or like a barbarian
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brutal
(Obs.) Of or belonging to beasts; animal
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ferocious
Extremely aggressive or violent:
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hunnish
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Huns.
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ignorant
(Slang) Ill-mannered, crude.
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impolite
Not polite; discourteous.
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inhumane
Lacking pity or compassion.
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mean
(Slang) Hard to cope with; difficult or troublesome:
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outlandish
The definition of outlandish is something bizarre or ridiculously out-of-the-ordinary.
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ruthless
Without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.
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slavish
Of or characteristic of a slave or slaves; specif.,
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truculent
The definition of truculent is rude speech or writing or a cruel person who likes to fight.
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uncultivated
Socially unpolished, uncultured, or unrefined.
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unholy
Wicked; immoral.
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unpolished
Not having attained a high degree of skill:
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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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refined (antonym)
Without impurities.
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sophisticated (antonym)
Designed for or appealing to sophisticated people
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kind (antonym)
Mild, gentle, forgiving
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civilized (antonym)
Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; humane, ethical, and reasonable:
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cultured (antonym)
(Biol.) Grown in a specially prepared medium
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educated (antonym)
Based on a certain amount of experience or factual knowledge:
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bestial
(Literally and figuratively) Beast-like
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fell
Dire; sinister:
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feral
(Of a person) Contemptible, unruly, misbehaved.
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vicious
Malicious; spiteful; mean
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wolfish
Suggestive of or resembling a wolf.
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culture (related)
Not civilized
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wild (related)
Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered.
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roughshod
Marked by brutal force:
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uncivilized (related)
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detestable (related)
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uncivilised (related)
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warlike (related)
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servile (related)
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heathen (related)
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contemptible (related)
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hateful (related)
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odious (related)
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Barbarous Sentence Examples

  • Eastward, many of the tribes are barbarous savages.

  • There they might live in peace and safety while all the country round was overrun by rude and barbarous men.

  • It is not barbarous merely because the printing is skin-deep and unalterable.

  • His character was hardening, and he deliberately adopted the most barbarous expedients for converting the Augustan Poles to his views.

  • Though less superstitious than the Tahitians, the idolatry of the Sandwich Islanders was equally barbarous and sanguinary, as, in addition to the chief objects of worship included in the mythology of the other islands, the supernatural beings supposed to reside in the volcanoes and direct the action of subterranean fires rendered the gods objects of peculiar terror.

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