uncivilized

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/ʌnˈsɪvəlaɪzd/

adjective

Not having developed a civilization.

“utterly uncivilized”

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barbaricpaganuncultivatedanimalisticbarbarianbarbariousbarbarousbrutal
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Meanings

uncivilized1

adjectiveuncivilized (comparative more uncivilized, superlative most uncivilized)

comparative more uncivilized · superlative most uncivilized · alternative uncivilised

  1. Not having developed a civilization.

    The explorers wrote about the so-called uncivilized tribes.

  2. Crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.

    utterly uncivilized

    1 more example

    They described the practice as uncivilized.

    Synonyms: barbaric, pagan, uncultivated, animalistic, barbarian, barbaric, barbarious, barbarous

  3. Lacking good manners.

    uncivilized behavior

    Synonyms: bumptious, ill-bred, rude, aweless, improper, bad-mannered, barbaric, bold

uncivilized2

verb

alternative uncivilised

  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of uncivilize

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCrude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.

Similar
barbaricpaganuncultivatedanimalisticbarbarianbarbaricbarbariousbarbarousbrutalbrutishGothicGothlikegrimheathenheathenishheathenlyheathenousincivilpagansavage

adjectiveLacking good manners.

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bumptiousill-bredrudeawelessimproperbad-manneredbarbaricboldbumptiouscrudechurlishimpudentdiscourteousgaucheill-bredill-manneredimpoliteincivilinsolentlack-grace

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivewithout civilizing influences

Similar
barbarianbarbaricsavageuncivilisedwildnoncivilizednoncivilised
Also see
barbarianbarbaricheathenishheathenlyheathenoussavageuncivilunciviliseduncultivatedunculturedunpolishedwild

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

uncivilized · adjective

From un- + civilized.

Full word history & related roots →

uncivilized · verb

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic هَمَجِيّ
  • هَمَجِيّ (hamajiyy)crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured
Catalan incivilitzat, bàrbar
  • incivilitzatcrude, barbarous, wild, uncultured
  • bàrbarcrude, barbarous, wild, uncultured
  • incivillacking good manners
  • salvatgelacking good manners
  • bàrbarlacking good manners
  • incivilitzatlacking good manners
Esperanto necivilizita
  • necivilizitacrude, barbarous, wild, uncultured
Finnish sivistymätön
  • sivistymätöncrude, barbarous, wild, uncultured
French incivilisé, incivilisé
  • incivilisécrude, barbarous, wild, uncultured
  • incivilisélacking good manners
Greek απολίτιστος, απολίτιστος
  • απολίτιστος (apolítistos)crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured
  • απολίτιστος (apolítistos)lacking good manners
Hebrew חֲסַר תַּרְבּוּת, חֲסַר תַּרְבּוּת
  • חֲסַר תַּרְבּוּת (khasár tarbút)crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured
  • חֲסַר תַּרְבּוּת (khasár tarbút)lacking good manners
Hindi बर्बर, जंगली
  • बर्बर (barbar)crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured
  • जंगली (jaṅglī)crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured
  • अशिष्ट (aśiṣṭ)crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured
  • असभ्य (asabhya)lacking good manners
Italian barbaro, non civilizzato
  • barbarocrude, barbarous, wild, uncultured
  • non civilizzatocrude, barbarous, wild, uncultured
Latin barbarus, incultus
  • barbaruscrude, barbarous, wild, uncultured
  • incultuslacking good manners
Russian нецивилизованный
  • нецивилизованный (necivilizovannyj)crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured
Spanish incivilizado
  • incivilizadocrude, barbarous, wild, uncultured
Swedish ociviliserad, ociviliserad
  • ociviliseradcrude, barbarous, wild, uncultured
  • ociviliseradlacking good manners
Tagalog asal-hayop
  • asal-hayoplacking good manners
Thai ป่าเถื่อน, ป่าเถื่อน
  • ป่าเถื่อน (bpàa-tʉ̀ʉan)crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured
  • ป่าเถื่อน (bpàa-tʉ̀ʉan)lacking good manners
Cite this entry
APA

uncivilized. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncivilized

MLA

“uncivilized.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncivilized. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncivilized,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncivilized.

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