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

To put it in its crassest terms, the story needs to come before the reporter.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of crass

Adjective

The most common type of vessel to travel through the strait was the product tanker, which typically transports refined petroleum products.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Medicaid was meant to provide health care to the vulnerable — a pregnant mother, a disabled father, a poor child — but the most common new enrollee of the past decade has been an able-bodied adult.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of common

Adjective

As estrogen falls while testosterone continues circulating, once-fine facial hairs can become coarser and more noticeable.

— Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 18 Aug. 2026
Suddenly, her parents’ cheerful transparency—their coarse jokes, their eagerness to name things that should not be named—appeared to Nidhi in a faintly embarrassing light.

— Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of coarse

Adjective

The rate increased for companies with larger revenues, topping out at a 10% rate for companies making $15 billion or more in global gross annual revenues.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
SemiAnalysis estimates that Unitree has cut the pre-tax price of its G1 EDU model – a customizable one built for research – by more than 45% since last year to $27,300, while maintaining a 67% gross margin.

— Elaine Yu,Anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of gross

Adjective

While the exact timing and intensity of the impacts are still uncertain and will ultimately depend on how close Lala tracks to the Hawaiian islands, heavy rain, strong winds and rough surf impacts are likely this weekend.

— Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
More recently, a rolling cast of content creators has taken to making day trips to Blackpool’s roughest wards to capitalize on the environs of its impoverished communities.

— George Francis Lee, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026

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