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as in rude
not civilized
the uncivil and wild land that the pioneers tamed and settled
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as in disrespectful
showing a lack of manners or consideration for others
such uncivil behavior will not be tolerated
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Recent Examples of uncivil
He and other attendees were disrupted by unruly, uncivil pro-Palestinian protesters who attempted to take over the meeting to push their agenda.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
There is a valid reason for this: Discussing current politics is divisive and usually escalates to a heated and sometimes uncivil exchange with someone’s feelings getting hurt.
—Michel A. Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2025
And in their place? Recommended Respect An uncivil union: Can America break its addiction to violent rhetoric?
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Feb. 2025
Be prepared to openly and frequently discuss what behaviors are acceptable and unacceptable and promptly address uncivil behaviors.
—Sandy Harvey, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
There is a valid reason for this: Discussing current politics is divisive and usually escalates to a heated and sometimes uncivil exchange with someone’s feelings getting hurt.
—Michel A. Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2025
And in their place? Recommended Respect An uncivil union: Can America break its addiction to violent rhetoric?
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Feb. 2025
Be prepared to openly and frequently discuss what behaviors are acceptable and unacceptable and promptly address uncivil behaviors.
—Sandy Harvey, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for uncivil
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncivil
Adjective
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In interviews, Candy, who struggled with his weight for much of his life, had to deal with the press making rude comments about his size.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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This question becomes thornier once Dorotea visits Rocca in prison, finding her rude and abrasive though not irrational.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
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Seattle might not be a Super Bowl contender, but ranking the Seahawks 20th — three spots behind the last-place Arizona Cardinals, mind you — definitely feels pretty disrespectful.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Rachel then called him disrespectful.—
David Wysong,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Bailey plays half-elf ranger Vex, O’Brien is her twin brother Vax, Willingham is the lovable barbarian Grog, Johnson is the holy gnome cleric Pike, Jaffe is the royal gunslinger Percy, Ray is magical half-elf druid Keyleth and Riegel is the raunchy gnome bard Scanlan.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
24 July 2025
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The economy will not thrive on backward, barbarian technologies and our babies will suffer from the burden of debt, bad air and blackouts.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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In 2014, he was found to have been discourteous and used force.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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The main point is to avoid being discourteous of the people behind us by letting the door close in their respective faces.—
R. Eric Thomas,
The Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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This thrilling prequel stars Anya Taylor-Joy as Furiosa and Alyla Browne as young Furiosa, who is abducted by the savage warlord Dementus (Chris Hemsworth) — leader of the Biker Horde — and spends the next decade in captivity plotting her revenge and escape.—
Charlotte Walsh,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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There was a time when loving someone of the wrong gender could result in harassment, arrest or a savage beating.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But, even though there was nothing the slightest bit ungracious or ungenerous about her performance, it was felt more like the audience being asked to come to her.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2025
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Trump, in turn, canceled the additional metals tariff, reverting to his original 25 percent imposition, and then took his predictably ungracious victory lap.—
Chris Jones,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Zoo life can be a lux experience for these Arizonan species, but for their wild counterparts living in the Sonoran desert, there is no escape from the region’s extreme heat and extended drought.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Cubs, who hold a 3 1/2 game lead over the San Diego Padres for the top National League wild-card spot and sit 5 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers, go for the sweep over Atlanta on Wednesday.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Under the Omanis, Zanzibar grew rich selling spices, ivory, and slaves, mostly non-Muslims from the interior, whom the island’s élites derided as washenzi, or uncivilized.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2022
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Forcing a woman to choose between jail and carrying her rapist's baby is uncivilized and medieval.—
CNN,
CNN,
27 June 2022
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“Uncivil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncivil. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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