Synonyms of incivil
50 similar words
Another word for incivil is discourteous. Other synonyms of incivil are uncivil, uncouth, aweless, improper and bad-mannered.
Synonyms and similar words for incivil
adjectiveDisplaying a lack of courtesy; rude, impolite.
- discourteousImpolite; lacking consideration for others.
- uncivilNot civilized.
- uncouthUnrefined, crude.
- aweless
- improper
- bad-manneredHaving bad manners; impolite.
- barbaricOf or relating to a barbarian; uncivilized, uncultured or uncouth.
- bold Ireland
- bumptiousObtrusively pushy; self-important; self-assertive to a pretentious extreme.
- crude
- churlish
- impudent
- gauche
- ill-bred
- ill-manneredHaving bad manners; impolite.
- impoliteNot polite; discourteous; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners.
- insolent
- lack-graceRude; graceless; bad-mannered.
- mismanneredHaving bad manners; impolite.
- roughCrude; unrefined.
- rude
- uncivilizedCrude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.
- uncourteousNot courteous; impolite, rude.
- unculturedNot cultured or civilized; lacking in delicacy or refinement; philistine.
- underbred
- unmannerlyNot mannerly (“polite; having good manners”).
- unpolishedNot refined in manners or style.
- unpolite
- unrefinedLacking refinement; uncouth.
- rantipole obsoleteRude; unruly.
adjectiveUncivilized, barbarous.
- heathenUncultured; uncivilized; savage; barbarian.
- animalisticIn the behaviour of an animal savage; untamed.
- barbarianRelating to people, countries, or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior.
- barbarousUncivilized, uncultured.
- brutalSavagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner.
- brutishBestial; lacking human sensibility.
- Gothic figurativelyBarbarous, rude, unpolished, belonging to the “Dark Ages”, medieval as opposed to classical.
- GothlikeLike a Goth (ancient Teutonic); barbaric, pitilessly destructive.
- heathenishResembling a heathen.
- heathenlyHeathen.
- heathenousCharacteristic of a heathen.
- pagan derogatorySavage, immoral, uncivilized, wild.
- savage
- tenebrose figurativelyMorally, culturally or mentally benighted; backward; uncivilized.
- truculentCruel or savage.
- uncultivatedInadequately educated; lacking art or knowledge.
- wolfishFierce; menacing; savage.
- barbarious dated, literaryBarbarous, barbaric.
- grim obsoleteFierce, cruel, furious.
- uplandish obsoleteRustic, rude, boorish; countrified, unsophisticated, or uncivilized.
Meaning of incivil
- adjective Displaying a lack of courtesy; rude, impolite.
- adjective Uncivilized, barbarous.
incivil in other languages
Questions about synonyms of incivil
- What is another word for incivil?
- Incivil has 50 synonyms on Word.ws, such as discourteous, uncivil, uncouth, aweless, improper, bad-mannered, barbaric and bold.
- What does incivil mean?
- Incivil means displaying a lack of courtesy; rude, impolite.
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