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uncivilized

B1 Topic:Describing People

Also spelled uncivilised

US /ʌnˈsɪvəlaɪzd/
Freq #32079

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    without civilizing influences

    The essay rejected the claim that remote peoples were uncivilized.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · without civilizing influences wild
Opposites
civilizedcultivatedrefined
Word family
Derived forms uncivilizedlyuncivilizedness

Etymology

From un- + civilized.

Topics

Describing People

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