Those who use forks or chopsticks often think people who don't are uncivilized.
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Uncivilized
//ʌnˈsɪvəlaɪzd//
Synonyms for "uncivilized" (116 found)
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Closest matches (24)
Strong matches (34)
Related words (58)
malignantmercilessmurderousneanderthalnoncivilizedoutlandishoutrageousphilistinepitilessprimitiveprovincialroughrough-and-readyruderuggedruthlesssadisticsanguinarysanguineoussatanic
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savagesharkishslaveringsubhumantactlesstamelesstartareantroglodytictruculentunchristianuncivilunciviliseduncombedunconscionableuncouthuncultivateduncultureduneducatedungentleungodlyunholyunhumanunkemptunlearnedunlickedunmannerlyunpolishedunrefinedunsophisticateduntameduntutoredviciouswickedwildwolfish
Adjective(3 words)
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Synonyms
1 entriesderived
2 entriesdistinct from
1 entriesrelated to
7 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
32 translations across 15 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- هَمَجِيّ adj (crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured)
Catalan
4 entries- bàrbar adj (crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured)
- bàrbar adj (lacking good manners)
- incivil adj (lacking good manners)
- incivilitzat adj (crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured)
Finnish
1 entries- sivistymätön adj (crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured)
French
2 entries- incivilisé adj (crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured)
- incivilisé adj (lacking good manners)
Greek
2 entries- απολίτιστος adj (crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured)
- απολίτιστος adj (lacking good manners)
Hebrew
2 entries- חֲסַר תַּרְבּוּת adj (crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured)
- חֲסַר תַּרְבּוּת adj (lacking good manners)
Hindi
4 entries- अशिष्ट adj (crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured)
- असभ्य adj (lacking good manners)
- जंगली adj (crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured)
- बर्बर adj (crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured)
Italian
2 entries- barbaro adj (crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured)
- non civilizzato adj (crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured)
Latin
2 entries- barbarus adj (crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured)
- incultus adj (lacking good manners)
Malayalam
1 entries- അപരിഷ്കൃത adj (crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured)
Russian
1 entries- нецивилизованный adj (crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured)
Spanish
3 entries- bárbaro adj (crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured)
- incivil adj (lacking good manners)
- incivilizado adj (crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured)
Swedish
2 entries- ociviliserad adj (crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured)
- ociviliserad adj (lacking good manners)
Tagalog
1 entries- asal-hayop adj (lacking good manners)
Thai
2 entries- ป่าเถื่อน adj (crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured)
- ป่าเถื่อน adj (lacking good manners)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Is using fingers uncivilized?
Source: tatoeba (246246)
There are still uncivilized lands.
Source: tatoeba (1424227)
If there is no rain, there is no water. This may make a civilized society into an uncivilized one.
Source: tatoeba (4271126)
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