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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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Your neighbors may even call you rude.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
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Crowd in New York has been bordered on rude; embarrassing!—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The interview escalated after host Branson Quirke made remarks that Riddle appeared to find disrespectful.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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It should also be noted that his remarks were in no way disrespectful to Kirk himself, to whose family the host had expressed condolences after his death last week.—
Jason Bailey,
Mercury News,
20 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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McBride sets the political context for Swift’s savage indignation by noting that 1727–1729 saw three successive harvest failures in Ireland.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Sep. 2025
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The singer went viral at Monday night’s show for her seemingly savage reaction to Tori Kelly and Muni Long’s tribute performance.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Charles’s actions then were interpreted, probably correctly, as a rebuke to Trump for his ungracious treatment of his guest, and also reminded international onlookers that the king remains the most political of monarchs, unafraid to make his favor—or displeasure—known.—
Alexander Larman,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Each frame evokes the gauzy coziness and charm of peak-era '80s horror films such as Silver Bullet (1985), with its wilder elements anchored by a murderers' row of accomplished performers.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, the energy costs involved in finishing the wall will take a brutal toll on wild species.—
Ganesh Marín,
The Dial,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This sort of rhetoric only adds to the hysterical nature of contemporary politics, giving respectability to uncivilized behavior.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
10 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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“Uncivil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncivil. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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