as in vulgar
lacking in refinement or good taste
an unlettered and uncultured society that still had the manners of the frontier
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Recent Examples of uncultured
The brand has come to signify rugged, often uncultured New York grit, its actual working-class relevance and celebration in seminal rap lyrics feeding internet snarkers’ stereotypes of city dwellers.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026
Just the opposite: The slipup shows how culture pervades even my uncultured moments.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
In certain circles, identifying with the city is shorthand for being uncultured and self-obsessed, even soulless.
—Ella Berman
august 7, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
For their part, the Russians considered the Mizrahim—indeed, most Israelis—loud, uncultured boors.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
In Australian vernacular, a larrikin is a mischievous prankster, a loud, uncultured, badly behaved young person given to flouting convention.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2023
Inserting two distinct forms of the gene into clusters of uncultured cells, the team discovered that the form of NOVA1 found in H. neanderthalensis created bumpier blobs of brain tissue when cultured, while the form of NOVA1 found in H. sapiens created smooth, spherical clumps.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2023
Associating certain foods with Black culture derives historically from how these foods were once used as symbols in popular media to depict Black people as poor and uncultured following the abolition of slavery.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 5 Feb. 2023
Together, in which an uncultured father toils to support his musical prodigy son, doesn’t translate to this American tale, calculated to hang an honorific on a story of black masculine perseverance that many will find unexceptional.
—Armond White, National Review, 11 Feb. 2022
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026
Just the opposite: The slipup shows how culture pervades even my uncultured moments.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
In certain circles, identifying with the city is shorthand for being uncultured and self-obsessed, even soulless.
—Ella Berman
august 7, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
For their part, the Russians considered the Mizrahim—indeed, most Israelis—loud, uncultured boors.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
In Australian vernacular, a larrikin is a mischievous prankster, a loud, uncultured, badly behaved young person given to flouting convention.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2023
Inserting two distinct forms of the gene into clusters of uncultured cells, the team discovered that the form of NOVA1 found in H. neanderthalensis created bumpier blobs of brain tissue when cultured, while the form of NOVA1 found in H. sapiens created smooth, spherical clumps.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2023
Associating certain foods with Black culture derives historically from how these foods were once used as symbols in popular media to depict Black people as poor and uncultured following the abolition of slavery.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 5 Feb. 2023
Together, in which an uncultured father toils to support his musical prodigy son, doesn’t translate to this American tale, calculated to hang an honorific on a story of black masculine perseverance that many will find unexceptional.
—Armond White, National Review, 11 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncultured
Adjective
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One day, Dahlstrom made a vulgar joke in a lunchroom referencing oral sex and pubic hair, according to the employee.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
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Doncic claimed Bitadze directed a vulgar comment about Doncic’s family in Serbian toward the Lakers star guard.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Right now in America, when our discourse has gotten so crass and mean-spirited that to show the underlying kindness of this show is really resonating.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
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The beloved slapstick comedy is 85 minutes of pure entertainment, full of increasingly chaotic adventures and shockingly crass jokes that still produce guffaws decades later.—
Rachel Simon,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Pete Hegseth rebukes 'rude' reporter who interrupted Pentagon briefing on Iran.—
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FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, wearing baseball caps backward is considered a rude violation of etiquette, and going barefoot is not allowed.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The nation and the world have long since become accustomed to Trump’s loutish behavior, coarse vocabulary and disrespect for the dignity of his office and America’s reputation.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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Didier—tall, blondish, and well fed—took a black iron pan having fairly high, curving sides, set it near the edge of the hot, flat metal cooktop, filled it halfway with coarse salt, and every so often shook it back and forth.—
Jeffrey Steingarten,
Vogue,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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What first appeared to be a common job-interview phishing campaign ultimately revealed a hack so widespread and easy to replicate that investigators fear irreversible damage.—
Jessica Klein,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2026
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For years, the sight of a dark streetlight was all too common in the city.—
Adam Duxter,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Those songs both ended with squalls of noise, hinting at Bash’s interest in more uncouth arrangements.—
Stephen Kearse,
Pitchfork,
24 Mar. 2026
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Trump's uncouth behavior barely rates a headline anymore, so frequent are the examples.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Uncultured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncultured. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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