INCULT Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

incult

adjective

in-ˈkəlt

Definition of incult

as in crass

lacking in refinement or good taste our incult ancestors, who dwelt in rude huts

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Adjective

Cruise plays Digger Rockwell, a crass and charismatic oil executive who’s called upon to help save the world after his company nearly destroys it.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 13 July 2026
Like a more crass, animated Seinfeld, Rocko deals with the mundanities and absurdities of daily life.

— Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026

Definition of crass

Adjective

Lonnie is loud, obnoxious, and vulgar in ways that rankle traditional golfers.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 July 2026
Suki, a vocal Black woman with an at times vulgar persona, whereas Althoff, a white woman, gained a reputation as an awkward, seemingly timid interviewer on her The Really Good Podcast.

— Meagan Jordan, VIBE.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of vulgar

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In the nearly 90-second recording, Varela calls the customer service representative lazy, rude and racist and asks her for her name tag.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
Posey can deliver an absurd line with such conviction that arguing with her would seem rude.

— Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of rude

Adjective

After drying, stick the cuttings into small pots filled with coarse potting soil to ensure proper drainage.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 17 July 2026
Emily Young, a spokesperson for the Lake County Health Department, said in an email that there are fine particulates and coarse particulates.

— Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Definition of coarse

Adjective

Among them are efforts to impose a 50% tax on a private detention operator’s gross receipts from ICE and a requirement for local agencies to release records of 911 calls from private detention facilities.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Police arrested a man Wednesday on suspicion of a felony hit-and-run resulting in death and gross vehicular manslaughter for allegedly running over a man who was trying to stop him from fleeing the site of a vehicle collision, authorities said.

— Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 16 July 2026

Definition of gross

Adjective

Today's launch aims to smooth over a few rough patches that the vehicle ran into during V3's debut on the mostly successful Flight 12, which occurred on May 22.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 July 2026
That comes after a rough day of trading as shares fell below their IPO price.

— Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

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