Synonyms of uncultivated
59 similar words
Another word for uncultivated is brutal. Other synonyms of uncultivated are barbarian, barbaric, unwitting, heathen and uncultured.
Synonyms and similar words for uncultivated
adjectiveInadequately educated; lacking art or knowledge.
- unrefined
- unculturedNot cultured or civilized; lacking in delicacy or refinement; philistine.
- uncivilizedCrude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.
- benighted
- cimmerian
- clueless
- foolish
- ignorant
- ill-informedPoorly informed; ignorant.
- illiterate
- innocent
- nescient
- oblivious
- philistine derogatory
- tenebrose figurativelyMorally, culturally or mentally benighted; backward; uncivilized.
- unaware
- uneducatedNot educated.
- unenlightenedNot enlightened; ignorant in general or of some particular fact.
- uneruditeNot erudite; uneducated.
- uninformed
- unknowing
- unknowledgeableLacking knowledge: ignorant, naive, or both.
- unlearnedIgnorant, uneducated, untaught, untrained.
- unlearnt
- unlettered
- unmindful
- unread
- unscholarlyNot scholarly.
- unschooled
- untaught
- untrainedLacking training, not having been instructed in something.
- untutoredUntrained, not taught or educated in a field of knowledge.
- unwittingUnaware or uninformed; oblivious.
- animalisticIn the behaviour of an animal savage; untamed.
- barbarianRelating to people, countries, or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior.
- barbaricOf or relating to a barbarian; uncivilized, uncultured or uncouth.
- 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.
- heathenUncultured; uncivilized; savage; barbarian.
- heathenishResembling a heathen.
- heathenlyHeathen.
- heathenousCharacteristic of a heathen.
- pagan derogatorySavage, immoral, uncivilized, wild.
- savage
- truculentCruel or savage.
- uncivilNot civilized.
- uncouth
- wolfishFierce; menacing; savage.
- lack-learning obsoleteIgnorant.
- lay obsolete
- lewd obsolete
- loreless archaicWithout lore or learning; uneducated.
- barbarious dated, literaryBarbarous, barbaric.
- grim obsoleteFierce, cruel, furious.
- incivil rareUncivilized, barbarous.
- uplandish obsoleteRustic, rude, boorish; countrified, unsophisticated, or uncivilized.
Meaning of uncultivated
- adjective Not cultivated by agricultural methods; not prepared for cultivation.
- adjective Inadequately educated; lacking art or knowledge.
- adjective Not attended to or fostered.
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