What does uncivilized mean?

uncivilized means "without civilizing influences".

How many syllables are in uncivilized?

uncivilized has 4 syllables: un-civil-i-zed. The stress falls on "civil". In IPA it is /ənˈsɪvəlaɪzd/.

What is another word for uncivilized?

Close synonyms include barbarian, barbaric, savage, 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 uncivilized a common word?

uncivilized is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

uncivilized — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
without civilizing influences
“barbarian invaders”
“barbaric practices”
“a savage people”
“fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient”
“wild tribes”
Synonymsbarbarian barbaric savage uncivilised wild
Similarnoncivilized

Questions about uncivilized

What does uncivilized mean?: uncivilized means "without civilizing influences".
How many syllables are in uncivilized?: uncivilized has 4 syllables: un-civil-i-zed. The stress falls on "civil". In IPA it is /ənˈsɪvəlaɪzd/.
What is another word for uncivilized?: Close synonyms include barbarian, barbaric, savage, 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 uncivilized a common word?: uncivilized is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for uncivilized come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
without civilizing influences
“barbarian invaders”
“barbaric practices”
“a savage people”
“fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient”
“wild tribes”
Synonymsbarbarian barbaric savage uncivilised wild
Similarnoncivilized

Questions about uncivilized

What does uncivilized mean?: uncivilized means "without civilizing influences".
How many syllables are in uncivilized?: uncivilized has 4 syllables: un-civil-i-zed. The stress falls on "civil". In IPA it is /ənˈsɪvəlaɪzd/.
What is another word for uncivilized?: Close synonyms include barbarian, barbaric, savage, 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 uncivilized a common word?: uncivilized is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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