uncivilized

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled uncivilised

US /ʌnˈsɪvəlaɪzd/ See IPA manual

Freq #32079

Meanings

1

adj
without civilizing influences

The essay rejected the claim that remote peoples were uncivilized.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · without civilizing influences wild

Opposites

civilized cultivated refined

Word family

Derived forms uncivilizedlyuncivilizedness

Etymology

From un- + civilized.

Topics

Describing Qualities

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