civilized
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adjectiveDefinition of CIVILIZED
: characteristic of a state of civilization <civilized society>; especially : characterized by taste, refinement, or restraint
See Examples of CIVILIZED
- A civilized society must respond to crime with fairness and justice.
- Stop yelling. We have to be more civilized about this.
- Try to act like a civilized human being!
- a civilized way to spend the evening
First Known Use of CIVILIZED
1611
Related to CIVILIZED
- Synonyms
- accomplished, cultivated, couth, cultured, genteel, polished, refined
- Antonyms
- barbaric, barbarous, philistine, uncivilized, uncultured, ungenteel, unpolished, unrefined
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