UNCULTIVATED Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

uncultivated

adjective

ˌən-ˈkəl-tə-ˌvā-təd

Definition of uncultivated

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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as in vulgar

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

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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

Adjective

The yacht took the party to Sazan, a nearly uninhabited island off the Albanian coast.

— Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Biscayne 21, now an uninhabited shell, sits on a bayfront slice of Edgewater, a high-end residential neighborhood just north of downtown Miami.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of uninhabited

Adjective

Despite their pointy protrusions, the sculptures are not spiky enough to leave a mark; and despite their flirtations with touchy subject matter, none of the works—not even the 9/11 ones—are vulgar enough to get Wolfson in hot water.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
But Trump’s obsession with these vulgar memorials to his own vanity is a reminder of the darkness around him, of his hostility to democracy, his loathing of honor, and his disordered mind.

— Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of vulgar

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Known as the Seyler House, the 1922 Spanish Colonial Revival estate was commissioned by Charles Seyler and was among the first private homes built in the foothills above Los Feliz, back when the area was still largely undeveloped.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2026
Engine 39’s three-person crew includes a paramedic and can also staff a wildland fire engine, giving the department additional capacity to respond to wildfires near open and undeveloped land along the city’s eastern and southern flanks, Lawlor said.

— Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of undeveloped

Adjective

But the Chargers’ new offensive coordinator knows his unit must show urgency and improvement Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders after a rude wake-up call in the season opener.

— Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Sanders would go so far as to kick out rude guests, former employees said.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of rude

Adjective

The Cubs remained tied with the San Diego Padres for the top wild-card spot, and both moved one game ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies.

— Gary Schatz, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
The discovery, reported Thursday in the journal Current Biology, marks the first time scientists have named and described a new living wild cat species in more than a century.

— Paola Flores, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of wild

Adjective

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
The vulnerability, the crass graffiti, the (lack of) cleanliness, uncomfortable toilet seats—the list of reasons is lengthy.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of crass

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