Definition of unculturednext

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Recent Examples of uncultured The problem is that this group is mostly comprised of uncultured idiots, so Shai and Georgia are the only people who know what Rocky Horror is. Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 July 2026 In certain circles, identifying with the city is shorthand for being uncultured and self-obsessed, even soulless. Ella Berman august 7, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025 For their part, the Russians considered the Mizrahim—indeed, most Israelis—loud, uncultured boors. Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024 In Australian vernacular, a larrikin is a mischievous prankster, a loud, uncultured, badly behaved young person given to flouting convention. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2023 Associating certain foods with Black culture derives historically from how these foods were once used as symbols in popular media to depict Black people as poor and uncultured following the abolition of slavery. Doha Madani, NBC News, 5 Feb. 2023 Together, in which an uncultured father toils to support his musical prodigy son, doesn’t translate to this American tale, calculated to hang an honorific on a story of black masculine perseverance that many will find unexceptional. Armond White, National Review, 11 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncultured
Adjective
  • But the school’s dress code prohibits messages that are lewd, indecent, vulgar or profane.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Lonnie is loud, obnoxious, and vulgar in ways that rankle traditional golfers.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 July 2026
Adjective
  • That pertness should be unbearable, but the scene is written in a minor key and performed by both actors to match, favouring eye contact and murmurs; the sheer brevity prevents it from becoming gloopy or crass.
    Caspar Salmon, Variety, 21 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
Adjective
  • Totally ignoring the humanity of both worker and customer is rude, and yet both parties are interested in getting on with whatever the transaction is.
    Judith Martin, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • When Hank and Peggy meet a new family who has moved into the neighborhood, the Laotian Souphanousinphones, Hank immediately dislikes the father, Kahn, who is abrasive, competitive, and often rude.
    Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Using clean hands or a pastry cutter, mash until the butter is fully incorporated and the mixture is coarse and crumbly.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of flammable mulch like bark or wood chips, use lava stone or coarse gravel around any shrubbery that is within 5 feet of the structure.
    Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Some common laser problems can already be corrected automatically.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Power outlet placement is a common sticking point for electric versions.
    Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • People had used rude words on television before, but never in such uncouth tones as Lydon and Jones in a regional ITV interview on 1 December 1976.
    The Week UK, TheWeek, 23 Aug. 2026
  • His gruff mechanic Cooter Davenport is introduced as a hell-raising, uncouth wild man, constantly taunting the authorities and flouting convention.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026

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“Uncultured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncultured. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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