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Recent Examples of uncivil Individuals and societies are allowed to grow, to recognize that what is shocking and truthful in one context can be hurtful and uncivil in another. Philip Martin, arkansasonline.com, 13 Sep. 2024 The discourse seems to be more of an uncivil war conducted on the anti-social networks. Peter Suciu, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024 Managers who allow or foster workplace incivility—such as bullying, rude interactions or unbridled criticism—create a vicious cycle in which employees are more likely to engage in these uncivil actions. Bybryan Robinson, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024 Most Americans believe the nation’s tone is uncivil (58%). Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 4 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for uncivil 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncivil
Adjective
  • For some, Bishop Budde’s words might seem radical, rude, inappropriate or offensive.
    Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Regarding the banker who wished to use profane language, managers who are rude to direct reports are still falling out of favor.
    Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Yet the real struggle between red and blue bears little resemblance to the flamboyant melodrama narrated by partisans, in which each side fights to defend humanity against a barbarian horde.
    Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Steve muses, as the clip cuts to barbarian humanoid pigs attacking a city.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • 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
  • Repetitive verbal abuse, exploitation, name-calling, physical bullying, and other mean behaviors that repeatedly demean players are not only discourteous and wrong, but also will eventually take a heavy toll on them.
    Amy Morin, Parents, 25 July 2024
Adjective
  • The 2023 grand marshal is former Arizona Democratic congresswoman Gabby Giffords, gravely wounded in a savage mass shooting in 2011 that also killed six people.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2022
  • As savage Arctic cold was getting ready to surge south across North America, vivid imagery based on data from weather models showed us what was going to happen.
    Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 27 Dec. 2022
Adjective
  • And your only question is how to deal with an ungracious host?
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
  • To have remained stone silent was ungracious.
    Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 31 May 2022
Adjective
  • In a wild move, the Mavericks dealt their franchise star, Luka Doncic, to the Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
  • The match featured some wild moves as both competitors made their way through multiple ladders.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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 10 Feb. 2025.

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