civilized
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Synonyms & Antonyms for civilized
Synonyms
accomplished, couth, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polished, refined
Antonyms
barbaric, barbarous, philistine, uncivilized, uncultured, ungenteel, unpolished, unrefined
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Their narrow passageways, marked by ravaged, inbred and diseased inhabitants confoundingly disconnected from civilized prosperity mere hours away. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, "Review: ‘Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles’; an animated deep dive into the artist’s mind," 15 Aug. 2019 Thrive in a setting of civilized discussion with this engaging form of philosophical discourse. Occurs on the second Wednesday of the month. — Alan Goch, sun-sentinel.com, "Events for Broward and Miami-Dade counties for Aug. 7-13," 7 Aug. 2019 The mark of a civilized society is to be able to listen to people who disagree with you and not allow the disagreements to destroy goodwill. — Christine Loh, Time, "Hong Kong Needs a Deep Dialogue of Reconciliation In Order to Move Forward," 5 July 2019 Thrive in a setting of civilized discussion with this engaging form of philosophical discourse. Occurs on the second Wednesday of the month. — Alan Goch, sun-sentinel.com, "Events for Broward and Miami-Dade counties for July 24-30," 24 July 2019 Thrive in a setting of civilized discussion with this engaging form of philosophical discourse. Occurs on the second Wednesday of the month. — Alan Goch, sun-sentinel.com, "Events for Broward and Miami-Dade counties for July 10-16," 10 July 2019 The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community . . . — Richard Brookhiser, National Review, "Moving Portrait," 4 June 2019 Thrive in a setting of civilized discussion with this engaging form of philosophical discourse. Occurs on the second Wednesday of the month. — Alan Goch, sun-sentinel.com, "Events for Broward and Miami-Dade counties for June 26-July 2," 26 June 2019 Without adopting an extended school year our students will always remain uncompetitive in the civilized world and for jobs in the current marketplace. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Your Say: How can we improve public education?," 14 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'civilized.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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civilized
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