Synonyms of barbarism

barbarism

noun

as in philistinism

Related Words

• philistinism
• barbarianism
• illiteracy
• ignorance
• parochialism
• rusticity
• boorishness
• provincialism
• vulgarity
• coarseness
• crudeness
• churlishness
• unsophistication
• clownishness

Dissimilar Words

• civilization
• culture
• cultivation
• refinement
• education
• accomplishment
• polish
• learning
• knowledge
• literacy
• intellectualism
• scholarship
• erudition
• intellectuality
• couth
• sophistication
• cosmopolitanism
• urbanity

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of barbarism

Appraisal will rely on the extent of your Radiohead fandom and your identification with creature-characters, often crying or cowering with their head in their hands, who are unremittingly sad and ashamed and embarrassed by the barbarism of simple existence. — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 7 May 2026

Netflix snagged the rights to this British four-episode adaptation of the classic William Golding novel about a group of schoolboys stranded on a remote island who build their own society, only to descend into barbarism and violence. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 Apr. 2026

But the vast majority of us prefer civilization over barbarism, and there’s a value to that. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026

God willing, this legal reckoning will come before Republicans descend into barbarism on the scale of their ideological forebears. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026