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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
Lost in all the heated rhetoric is the fact that so much of this turmoil would have been avoided if federal detainers were simply honored within local jails and state prisons — away from the public and professional provocateurs who are drawn to uncivil cultural conflict like bees to honey.
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Bob Ehrlich,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Mar. 2026
Both mark the progression from civil dialogue to uncivil dialogue to force and fear.
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Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
Would that be uncivil and belittling to conservatives?
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Anita Chabria,
Mercury News,
8 Oct. 2025
But its lessons may be useful in these unsteady days, too, with our own uncivil Court.
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Amy Davidson Sorkin,
New Yorker,
27 July 2025
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Bob Ehrlich,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Mar. 2026
Both mark the progression from civil dialogue to uncivil dialogue to force and fear.
—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
Would that be uncivil and belittling to conservatives?
—
Anita Chabria,
Mercury News,
8 Oct. 2025
But its lessons may be useful in these unsteady days, too, with our own uncivil Court.
—
Amy Davidson Sorkin,
New Yorker,
27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncivil
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It’s widely considered rude and annoying when people cluster by the train doors if there are more people on the platform attempting to get on.
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Many of these terms were meant as insults and were – and remain today – tremendously rude, but others reflect the bewilderment of trying to categorize people who don’t fit into standard categories easily.
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Plus, that guy with no shirt was disrespectful.
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For some, public criticism of the nation can feel disloyal or disrespectful.
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For the design of the barbarian figure, Sweet reached out to Mark Taylor, an artist and designer at Mattel.
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When the Western Roman Empire fell in the fifth century C.E., Europe was plunged into chaos as barbarian Germanic forces advanced south—or so the story goes.
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Some do this flippantly, but reader Robin suggested drivers who do this do not care and are flat-out discourteous.
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In 2014, he was found to have been discourteous and used force.
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For my microgeneration, the disillusionment crept in with the savage failure of the Iraq War.
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Set in the fictional lands of Westeros, House of the Dragon depicts a savage succession struggle within House Targaryen and a resulting civil war, known as the Dance of the Dragons.
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Coaches Dawn Staley of South Carolina and Geno Auriemma of UConn had a heated courtside exchange afterward as Auriemma, in character, complained about the officiating and proved an ungracious loser, but at least apologized a day later.
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This person was a guest in your home, and her behavior comes off as ungracious.
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The new iteration sees The Cat in the Hat, voiced by Bill Hader, fighting for his job as a professional mischief-maker brought in to cheer up lackluster children after his wild antics go to far.
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Situated in western Canada’s Alberta province, a tapestry of the Rocky Mountains serves as the backdrop across this wild frontier of limestone giants and ancient glaciers.
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Colonial technology came for his kingdom, regardless, and the forces of modernity ended up demonizing those who didn’t embrace technology as backward and uncivilized.
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Rather than a barrier between north and south, Arab and African, civilized and uncivilized, the Sahara emerges as a varied landscape deeply enmeshed in trading, religious, and other networks that stretch beyond its vast expanse.
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“Uncivil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncivil. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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