CURBSTONE Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

curbstone

adjective

Definition of curbstone

as in untutored

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Adjective

No untutored voice, nor even sound of rushing car disturbed the seemingly sacred stillness of the hour.

— Erin Alberty, Axios, 14 Apr. 2025
His savage, untutored mind suggested no better way than that of wreaking vengeance upon those who had wronged him.

— Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025

Definition of untutored

Adjective

In the year 2024/25, nearly 10% of teaching hours in public secondary education went untaught, according to data from the education ministry.

— Will Barker, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2026
By the early sixties, the romance of the untaught or naïve artist was really catching.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of untaught

Adjective

Wickersham’s passion for sports captures the casual or uninitiated reader along with the hardcore fans and historians.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Even though Atlantans may be uninitiated to the rules of eating a New York bagel, many welcome the sudden addition of the northern cuisine.

— Sheeka Sanahori, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of uninitiated

Adjective

If the voting criteria is to reward the year’s finest movies, the answer would be an unqualified yes.

— Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Still chasing fame and struggling to land her big break, Trina returns to her alma mater as an unqualified substitute teacher.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of unqualified

Adjective

As if Helen were not already obviously out of sorts, her knowing less about the mission than Laila does and being wholly unprepared to crack a high-end safe makes the whole evening a bit much.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
The Dolphins’ secondary appeared confused and unprepared for Maye’s throws, which were pinpoint accurate.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of unprepared

Adjective

Scholars hazarded theories as to how an unschooled middle-aged Black woman from the South could brush with genius.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Mata was also concerned about how the data failed to display how INA staff works with the lowest English proficiency students in the district — specifically those who are unschooled, and oftentimes refugees who have just entered the country.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026

Definition of unschooled

Adjective

The problem is the acting, which is broad, detached and, frankly, often amateurish.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
The whole was topped not by a cupola or a cross but a small pennant, on which the Festival emblem had been drawn in crayons in a rather amateurish hand.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of amateurish

Adjective

It was intended to be a mockery of the way White people danced, though plantation owners often interpreted slaves' movements as unskillful attempts to be like them.

— Scottie Andrew and Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 6 July 2020
One of the most fraught issues around suicide clusters is unskillful media coverage, which studies suggest can spur copycats.

— Kate Siber, Outside Online, 4 Sep. 2018

Definition of unskillful

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