uncivilized
adjective (UK usually uncivilised) /ʌnˈsɪv.ɪ.laɪzd/Definition
› not civilized, especially below the usual standards of Western society: Conditions in these inner-city housing estates can be pretty uncivilized.Society - general words
(Definition of uncivilized adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- amenity noun
- civilization noun (DEVELOPED SOCIETY)
- civilized adjective (DEVELOPED)
- consumer society noun
- facility noun (BUILDING)
- freeman noun
- people noun 2
- pluralism noun
- pluralist adjective
- pluralist noun
- secularize verb
- service noun (PUBLIC NEED)
- social engineering noun
- socially adverb (SOCIETY)
- society noun (PEOPLE)
- socio- prefix
- sociological adjective
- sociologist noun
- sociology noun
- superstructure noun
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