uncivilised
uncivilised is the alternative spelling of uncivilized.
uncivilised is the simple past and past participle of uncivilise.
Meaning of uncivilized
Adjective
uncivilized (comparative more uncivilized, superlative most uncivilized)
- Not having developed a civilization.
- The explorers wrote about the so-called uncivilized tribes.
- Crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.
- utterly uncivilized
- Synonyms:
- barbaric, pagan, uncultivated, animalistic, barbarian, barbarious, barbarous, brutal, brutish, Gothic
- Lacking good manners.
- uncivilized behavior
Forms of uncivilised
| comparative | more uncivilised |
|---|---|
| superlative | most uncivilised |
Questions about uncivilised
- What is uncivilised the alternative spelling of?
- Uncivilised is the alternative spelling of uncivilized.
Words near uncivilised in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: uncivilised (page history and authors); uncivilized (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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