Those who use forks or chopsticks often think people who don't are uncivilized.
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Uncivilized
/ʌnˈsɪvəlaɪzd/
Synonyms for "uncivilized" (141 found)
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Closest matches (29)
Adjective(6 words)
Noun(4 words)
barbarian behaviorbarbarian culturebarbarian customsbarbarian policies
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (42)
Related words (70)
malignmalignantmercilessmurderousneanderthalnoncivilizedoutlandishoutrageousphilistinepitilessprimitiveprovincialroughrough-and-readyruderuggedruthlesssadisticsanguinarysanguineous
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Noun(2 words)
Adjective(13 words)
primitiveprimitive staterudesavagestsimpleunciviliseduncultureduncultured personunculturednessundevelopedunmannerlyunsophisticatedwild
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10 entriesbarbarismcrude talknomadpreindustrial eraprimitive conditionprimitive tribeprimitivenessrude conducttribal memberundeveloped society
Collocations
9 entriesthe uncivilizeduncivilized behavioruncivilized countryuncivilized landsuncivilized nationsuncivilized practicesuncivilized regionuncivilized tribesuncivilized world
Inflections
2 entriesmore uncivilizedmost uncivilized
Derivations
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2 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Is using fingers uncivilized?
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There are still uncivilized lands.
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If there is no rain, there is no water. This may make a civilized society into an uncivilized one.
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