Uncivilized synonyms

ŭn-sĭv'ə-līzd'

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barbaric
The definition of barbaric is something that is primitive or uncivilized.
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discourteous
Impolite; lacking consideration for others
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crude
Not carefully made or done; rough
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brutal
Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.
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boorish
Like or characteristic of a boor; rude; awkward; ill-mannered
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indelicate
Slightly at odds with established standards of propriety; somewhat improper, offensive, or coarse:
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crass
Tasteless, insensitive, and coarse
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feral
Having returned to a wild condition
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gothic
Of or relating to an architectural style derived from medieval Gothic.
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haughty
Having or showing great pride in oneself and disdain, contempt, or scorn for others; proud; arrogant; supercilious
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ill-mannered
Having or showing bad manners; rude; impolite
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impolite
Not polite; ill-mannered; discourteous
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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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rough
Not polished; uncut; said of a gem.
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rude
Unpleasantly forceful or harsh:
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uncouth
Awkward; clumsy; ungainly
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uncultivated
Inadequately educated; lacking art or knowledge; unrefined; uncultured; uncivilized.
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uncultured
Not cultured or cultivated:
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ungracious
Not pleasant or acceptable; unattractive.
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unmannerly
Not mannerly.
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unreclaimed
Not reclaimed.
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unrefined
(Of a person) lacking refinement; uncouth
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wicked
(Slang) Strikingly good, effective, or skillful:
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barbarity
A cruel or brutal act
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ferity
The state of being savage; ferocity.
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inhumanity
The quality or condition of being inhuman or inhumane
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civilized (antonym)
Marked by refinement in taste and manners; cultured.
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cultured (antonym)
Produced under artificial and controlled conditions:
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sophisticated (antonym)
Suitable for or appealing to the tastes of sophisticates:
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domesticated (antonym)
(Of an animal or a plant, especially a pet) selectively bred to live with or around humans.
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refined (antonym)
Without impurities.
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polished (antonym)
Elegant; refined
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uncivil
(Archaic) Uncivilized.
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churlish
(Of soil) difficult to till, lacking pliancy; unmanageable
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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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philistine
Hostile to or lacking in appreciation for art or culture, or having no understanding of them
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tasteless
Dull; uninteresting
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vulgar
Characterized by a lack of culture, refinement, taste, restraint, sensitivity, etc.; coarse; crude; boorish
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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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barbarous
Cruel; brutal
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barbarian
Uncivilized; crude
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primitive (related)
Characterized by simplicity or crudity; unsophisticated:
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savage (related)
Characterized by or showing hostility; unforgiving:
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abrupt
Abrupt is when someone is short or curt in their manner or actions.
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benighted
Intellectually or morally backward; unenlightened
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primitivity
The state of being primitive; primitiveness
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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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disrespectful
Lacking respect
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irreligious (related)
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undisciplined (related)
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Uncivilized Sentence Examples

  • Rhyn was about as uncivilized as Gio was civilized.

  • The total number of "aucas " or uncivilized Indians in the republic has been estimated at about 200,000, but this estimate covered a larger area than Ecuador actually occupies and is evidently too high.

  • (a) Natural causes, either of death or of disease, are hardly, if at all, recognized by the uncivilized; everything is attributed to spirits or magical influence of some sort.

  • It is only of late years, under the influence of the different missions, that education, ruined by centuries of persecution, has revived amongst the Nestorians; and even now the mountaineers, cut off from the outer world, are as a rule destitute of learning, and greatly resemble their neighbours, the wild and uncivilized Kurds.

  • The policy of opposing uncivilized tribes by the construction of the limes, a raised embankment of earth or other material, intersected here and there by fortifications, was not his invention, but it owed in great measure its development to him.

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