uncivilised
Without social graces
Uncivilised is the British spelling of uncivilized.
It describes people, places, or behavior lacking the refinements associated with developed societies—crude, barbaric, or primitive: uncivilised table manners, an uncivilised hour of the morning.
The word carries colonial baggage, having long been used to justify domination of non-Western peoples.
Crudely ill-mannered
- vulgarCrude or indecent
- coarseRough in texture
- rudeOffensively ill-mannered
- uncouthLacking good manners
unmannerly · ill-mannered · tactless · gruff · brusque · discourteous · impolite · crass
Fierce and untamed
- brutishCruel and uncivilized
- barbarousSavagely cruel, uncivilized
- barbaricSavagely cruel, uncivilized
- inhumanDevoid of mercy
merciless · ruthless · cruel · atavistic · heathen · bestial · feral · vandal
Lacking refinement or education
- unsophisticatedLacking refinement or complexity
- unpolishedLacking finish or refinement
- roughUneven in surface
- inelegantLacking grace or refinement
crude · rustic · provincial · philistine · lowbrow · unschooled · untutored · ignorant
Not domesticated
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- lawlessNot bound by rules
- ungovernedLacking control or authority
- anarchicWithout governing structure
unruly · chaotic · frontier · outback · hinterland · backcountry · remote · isolated
Before documented civilization
- ancientVery old indeed
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
- primordialExisting from the start
- tribalOf a clan
aboriginal · indigenous · neolithic · primal · early · undeveloped · preliterate · pre-industrial
boorish
Crudely ill-mannered
uncouth · unmannerly · ill-mannered · tactless · gruff · brusque · discourteous · impolite · crass · loutish
savage
Fierce and untamed
inhuman · merciless · ruthless · cruel · atavistic · heathen · bestial · feral · vandal · barbarian
uncultured
Lacking refinement or education
- unsophisticatedLacking refinement or complexity
- unpolishedLacking finish or refinement
- roughUneven in surface
inelegant · crude · rustic · provincial · philistine · lowbrow · unschooled · untutored · ignorant · uneducated
untamed
Not domesticated
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- lawlessNot bound by rules
- ungovernedLacking control or authority
anarchic · unruly · chaotic · frontier · outback · hinterland · backcountry · remote · isolated · unexplored
prehistoric
Before documented civilization
- ancientVery old indeed
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
- primordialExisting from the start
tribal · aboriginal · indigenous · neolithic · primal · early · undeveloped · preliterate · pre-industrial · ancestral
uncivilisedcivilised
Socially refined, well-mannered
civilized · cultured · developed · advanced · sophisticated
uncivilisedhumane
Marked by kindness
charitable · compassionate · benevolent · merciful · decent
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