Synonyms of uncultivated

uncultivated

adjective

ˌən-ˈkəl-tə-ˌvā-təd 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• uninhabited
• undeveloped
• untamed
• wild
• natural
• native
• virgin
• desolate
• overgrown
• unsettled
• unpeopled
• spontaneous
• untended
• waste
• forlorn
• howling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cultivated
• inhabited
• developed
• tamed
• seminatural

2

as in vulgar

lacking in refinement or good taste

an uncultivated and ignorant philistine who cared only about money

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vulgar
• rude
• crass
• coarse
• common
• uncultured
• crude
• rough
• gross
• unpolished
• rugged
• unrefined
• uncouth
• clumsy
• low
• tasteless
• raffish
• ill-bred
• lowbrow
• rough-hewn
• illiberal
• insensible
• lowbred
• roughneck
• incult
• boorish
• rustic
• ungentlemanly
• thoughtless
• churlish
• inconsiderate
• unsophisticated
• loutish
• uncivilized
• lumpish
• clownish
• indelicate
• cloddish
• insensitive
• lubberly
• countrified
• barbarous
• oafish
• provincial
• inelegant
• unmannered
• barbaric
• tacky
• unmannerly
• graceless
• mannerless
• animallike

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cultivated
• civilized
• smooth
• cultured
• polished
• refined
• aristocratic
• genteel
• tasteful
• patrician
• well-bred
• elegant
• graceful
• courtly
• sensitive
• restrained
• ultrarefined
• gracious
• thoughtful
• considerate
• sophisticated
• urbane
• citified

3

as in barbarian

not civilized

an uncultivated age when people lived just to meet their day-to-day needs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• barbarian
• rude
• wild
• savage
• primitive
• uncivilized
• barbarous
• natural
• barbaric
• Neanderthal
• heathenish
• uncivil
• heathen
• coarse
• rough
• crude
• uncultured
• uncouth

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civilized
• sophisticated
• enlightened
• cultured
• humane
• polite
• refined
• polished
• genteel
• well-bred
• urbane
• semicivilized

Example Sentences

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