noncivilized
Lacking developed society
Noncivilized describes people, societies, or behaviors considered lacking in civilization—without developed social institutions, cultural refinement, or adherence to social norms.
The term carries colonial baggage, having been used to justify treating certain peoples as inferior: missionaries sent to noncivilized tribes.
It now sounds dated and ethnocentric; *uncivilized* is the more common form.
Savagely cruel, uncivilized
- savageFierce and untamed
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
- undevelopedNot fully formed
unrefined · unsophisticated · tribal · aboriginal · hunter-gatherer · nomadic · preliterate · premodern
Wild after domestication
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
- undomesticatedNot bred for captivity
- unbrokenNot damaged or interrupted
- savageFierce and untamed
unrestrained · uncontrolled · lawless · anarchic · ungoverned · unruly · chaotic · unbridled
Earliest tool-making period
- neolithicFinal Stone Age period
- cavemanPrehistoric cave-dwelling human
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- ancientVery old indeed
primordial · megaliths · artifacts · fossils · antiquity · archaeology · primal · primeval
Dense tropical forest
- outbackRemote interior wilderness
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- backcountrySparsely populated wilderness areas
uninhabited · virgin · pristine · unspoiled · untouched · frontier · hinterland · remote
barbaric
Savagely cruel, uncivilized
undeveloped · unrefined · unsophisticated · tribal · aboriginal · hunter-gatherer · nomadic · preliterate · premodern · backwards
feral
Wild after domestication
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
- undomesticatedNot bred for captivity
- unbrokenNot damaged or interrupted
savage · unrestrained · uncontrolled · lawless · anarchic · ungoverned · unruly · chaotic · unbridled · free
paleolithic
Earliest tool-making period
- neolithicFinal Stone Age period
- cavemanPrehistoric cave-dwelling human
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
ancient · primordial · megaliths · artifacts · fossils · antiquity · archaeology · primal · primeval
jungle
Dense tropical forest
- outbackRemote interior wilderness
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
backcountry · uninhabited · virgin · pristine · unspoiled · untouched · frontier · hinterland · remote · isolated
noncivilizedcivilized
Socially developed and refined
developed · advanced · modern · industrialized · urbanized
noncivilizedcivilized
Socially developed and refined
cultured · refined · cultivated · polished · sophisticated
civil, civic, civilian, civilized, civilization, uncivilized, civility, civics, civilize