barbaric

Questions about barbaric

What does barbaric mean?

barbaric means "without civilizing influences". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in barbaric?

barbaric has 3 syllables: bar-bar-ic. The stress falls on "bar". In IPA it is /bɑɹˈbæɹɪk/.

What is another word for barbaric?

Close synonyms include barbarian, savage, uncivilized, uncivilised, wild. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is barbaric a common word?

barbaric is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.