civilization | Definition of civilization

Synonyms and Antonyms of civilization

1 the way people live at a particular time and place

a documentary on the advanced civilization created by the Mayas over a thousand years ago

Synonyms of civilization

culture, life, lifestyle, society

Words Related to civilization

customs, manners, mores, values

folklore, heritage, legacy, tradition

subculture, subsociety

2 a high level of taste and enlightenment as a result of extensive intellectual training and exposure to the arts

by the 18th century Boston had reached a level of civilization sufficiently advanced to support a circle of portrait painters

Synonyms of civilization

accomplishment, couth, cultivation, culture, polish, refinement

Words Related to civilization

education, erudition, intellectualism, intellectuality, knowledge, learning, literacy, scholarship

cosmopolitanism, sophistication, urbanity

breeding, genteelness, gentility, manners

class, elegance, grace, taste

civility, courteousness, courtesy, politeness

Near Antonyms of civilization

ignorance, illiteracy

parochialism, provincialism, rusticity, unsophistication

boorishness, churlishness, clownishness, coarseness, crudeness, vulgarity

Antonyms of civilization

barbarianism, barbarism, philistinism