uncultivated

adjective

ˌən-ˈkəl-tə-ˌvā-təd How to pronounce uncultivated (audio)
Definition of uncultivatednext
1
as in uninhabited
existing without human habitation or cultivation miles of uncultivated land that had never been touched by a plow or an ax

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2
as in vulgar
lacking in refinement or good taste an uncultivated and ignorant philistine who cared only about money

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3
as in barbarian
not civilized an uncultivated age when people lived just to meet their day-to-day needs

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Recent Examples of uncultivated After bushwhacking through uncultivated wilderness, the ground team found the woman, the Coast Guard said. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024 Large portions of the farm are left uncultivated and are covered by woods. — Luisa Zargani, WWD, 15 June 2024 Although a heath is an area of open, uncultivated land, in this instance the capital H points readers to Hampstead Heath, one of the highest points in London and a grassy space full of hills, ponds, woodlands, playgrounds and a training track. — Bryan West, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024 When the sprouts are big enough, they are transplanted in uncultivated lands around their town owned or rented by the family. — Tucker Harris, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for uncultivated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncultivated
  1. uninhabited
  2. vulgar
  3. barbarian
  4. undeveloped
  5. rude
  6. wild
  7. untamed
  8. crass
Adjective
  • An uninhabited volcanic island in the Southern Ocean used to be home to the largest penguin colony in the world — but not anymore.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The uninhabited island is located in the middle of the Mona Passage, a strait between Hispaniola and Puerto Rico.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of uninhabited
Adjective
  • The woman's attorneys argued that the decision wrongly gives school officials wide latitude to squelch political speech based on their personal ideas of what is vulgar.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • There were fraternity brothers exchanging vulgar messages about the accuseron Snapchat, echoing what Willis says happened after she herself was assaulted in 2014.
    — Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of vulgar
Adjective
  • Language would have been a part of the divide between Roman and barbarian.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
  • For the design of the barbarian figure, Sweet reached out to Mark Taylor, an artist and designer at Mattel.
    — Sanat Pai RaikarAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 May 2026
Definition of barbarian
Adjective
  • Encompassing 1,800 acres, the park protects some of the state’s most sensitive—and dazzling—marine habitats, including Shell Key, an undeveloped barrier island.
    — Kristin Granero, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The Roadless Rule was adopted in 2001 after years of public debate over how much of the country’s remaining undeveloped national forest land should be protected from roads and commercial development.
    — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of undeveloped
Adjective
  • No rude reality intrudes on Avedon’s dream city, where the women are beautiful and in love and even the bystanders are charmed.
    — Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Which was frankly rude, since it’s been living in my house for a decade.
    — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of rude
Adjective
  • Rush’s musical complexity leaned towards proggy adventures with time signatures and song structure, while Steely Dan were more inclined to wedge wild stacks of jazz chords into pop songs.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Bears, wild pigs, mountain lions and coyotes were at the top of the list in California, according to the study.
    — Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of wild
Adjective
  • In the Northeast, visitors discover a corridor where centuries of history, untamed coastlines, and cosmopolitan energy intertwine.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • There’s an untamed rage that constantly boils underneath his surface.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of untamed
Adjective
  • But the fashionable-at-the-time nakedness of the YBAs’ desire for money, most completely embodied by Hirst, quickly became crass.
    — Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Murdoch is thick-skinned and accustomed to being underestimated by the condescending Brits, who see him as a crass interloper.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of crass

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“Uncultivated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncultivated. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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