The amount of paper produced by a country is closely related to its cultural standards.
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Cultural
/ˈkʌlt͡ʃ(ə)ɹəl/
Synonyms for "cultural" (272 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (55)
Adjective(29 words)
ethnicagriculturalanatolianancient rome inhabitantsandalusian vocabularyangevineanthropologicalanthropological methodappalachianartistic heritageassyrian civilizationassyrian communitycatalan motiucivilizationalcivilizational achievementscivilizational collapsecivilizational riseconnotative meaningcultivatedcultural adjectives
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cultural affiliationcultural descriptor termcultural development processcultural featcultural heritage artifactcultural impactcultural legacycultural linguisticscultural output
Noun(24 words)
achomawiainuakkadianancestral landartsarts communityassimilatingathabaskanbahreinibogotabulgariancaribbeancaroliniancarpathianchautauquacivilizational declinescockneyscocopacomanchecountry modifier
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cultural achievementcultural artifactcultural institutioncultural narrative
Strong matches (81)
Adjective(48 words)
cultural practice patternscultural productcultural productionscultural system patternscultural typecultural-systemicculturalisticculturationalculture-basedculture-relatedculturedcustomary law obligationscustomary practicedutch identityeducatedelite club cultureemblematicethnic attributeethnic categoryethnic community
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ethnic community centerethnic community eventsethnic community leadersethnic community membersethnic community programsethnic descriptorethnic dialectethnic dishethnic dressethnic enclaveethnic groupingethnic identityethnic musicethnic music recordingsethnic neighborhoodethnic originethnic paradeethnic populationethnic systemethnic traditionsethnicalethnologicaleuropean descriptorfolkloric romanian literaturefrench way of lifegerman festgerman vocabularyhasidic
Noun(25 words)
cultural production processcultural programcultural rise movementcultural signcultural system changescultural systemscultural traitculture communitiesculture relateddieguenodinkaethnic adjectiveethnic communitiesethnic cuisineethnic designationethnocultural analysisfolkfolk craftfootballfrench composer
Related words (136)
Noun(67 words)
heritage relatedhistoric cultural achievementhumanities coursehungariansindian oceanindochineseingrianinherited traitisraelikashagkhoisanlakotalatinolivonianlouisianamalayalammandeanmarathamauritianmelanesian
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mohawkmonongahelamontereymost ethnicnational law adjectivenavajonorth american continentnorwegian nasjonaloccitan massaokhotskorganizational aimpanjabipolynesianportuguese culture heritageportuguese fatorquapawromanian languageromanysahaptinosakhalinsarawakiansavarashoshoniansikhsitsangsocial space descriptorsocietal changesonghaisouthwestern europeanstudent-societallysudanesesumerianswedish group presentationtadzhiktaiwanesetibetantransvaaltribal council decisionstribal councilstswanatunisianuigurulstervepsianyorubazhuangzuni
Adjective(51 words)
horticulturalhuman developmentsicelandiciconographic analysisindigenousinterpretiveitalian dialectmaldivianmesopotamian city-statesmesopotamian civilizationsmesopotamian tabletsnational attributenational museumneapolitan dialectnorwegian gruppenorwegian landorganizational typepapuanpatagonianportuguese workbook
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refinedregional hospitalromanian continentromanian cultureromanian national animalromanian tensiunesalishanscottishshared expectationsocial customsocial forcessocial practicessocial trendsocial valuessocietalsocietal descriptorsocietal processsocioculturalsociocultural lenssophisticatedspanish colecciónspanish mitosumerian city-statesswedish grammarswedish tungasymbolic termtraditionaltraditional curriculumtraditional methodyucatec dialectzambian
Verb(1 words)
Determiner(3 words)
more tribal council bylawsmost human activitymost social group
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: ethnic, achomawi, agricultural, ainu, akkadian.
- Sentence evidence is available for cultural, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, derived_reverse, moby, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "cultural".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "cultural"
Keep "cultural" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "cultural" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "cultural", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "cultural" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
6 entriesMore specific
6 entriesart appreciationcell culturecrop cultivationcultural practicecultural traditionfine arts education
Collocations
5 entriescultural diffusioncultural diversitycultural heritagecultural identitycultural norms
Inflections
2 entriesmore culturalmost cultural
Derivations
2 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
It is very important to consider the cultural background of the family.
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For world peace, therefore, we must develop the consciousness that we are all one people of planet Earth through continual international cultural and economic exchange.
Source: tatoeba (53476)
In the case of language, however, it is only the ability to talk and understand that we inherit genetically; the particular language or languages that we speak are passed on to us not by genetic transmission but by cultural transmission.
Source: tatoeba (53627)
Showing 4 of 13 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "cultural"?
Closest matches include ethnic, achomawi, agricultural, ainu, akkadian.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "cultural"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.