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Recent Examples of uncultured For their part, the Russians considered the Mizrahim—indeed, most Israelis—loud, uncultured boors. Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024 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 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 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 Gothic art has always played with doubling, and in the movie Starling is the elusive, empathetic, uncultured antithesis to Hannibal Lecter’s extravagant psychopath. Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2021 Cultured butter has a higher fat content (82%-86% vs. 80% for uncultured) and a slightly tangy flavor that has hints of hazelnut. Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 6 Jan. 2020 But its predecessor in parts of Eurasia, the Neanderthal, a human ancestor that became extinct around 40,000 years ago, has traditionally been regarded as uncultured and behaviorally inferior. Chris Standish, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncultured
Adjective
  • The comments in screen shots of the chat room were demeaning and vulgar – as were the texts from the anonymous messenger who had sent her the images.
    Yoonjung Seo and Mike Valerio, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Where once was the vulgar, now lies the Vulgate, a common relatable almost religious experience that all at Barclays seemed to feel.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Alfonso goes head-to-head against a crass but famous on social media CEO Shari de Jesus (Kyline Alcantara), who is being mentored by a powerful industry veteran Velma Imperial (Ruffa Gutierrez).
    Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Trump sued Maher in 2013 for $5 million after the comedian made a crass joke about his mother and an orangutan.
    Steff Danielle Thomas, The Hill, 19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Be Courtesy To Other Shoppers To a Southerner, manners are top of mind, so pushing, shoving, and being rude over buying things doesn’t jive with a genteel way of life.
    Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2025
  • The same employee, who Shea said was also rude to her, answered and told her the company was closed.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • For thick, coarse, or extra dry hair requiring more replenishment, apply after conditioner.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Strong currents, wave action, and relatively coarse sediment help oxygen to mix into the water and sediments, which helps the fuel to degrade more quickly.
    Lauren Lowman, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Then the clams disappeared Nov. 29, 2021 Sparkman warned against taking common species for granted.
    Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Jessica Rock, Georgia's leading prosecutor for animal crimes, told USA TODAY that dog fighting rings are more common than people think.
    Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Gas prices, however, are now generally higher than when Trump took office on January 20, when the national average was $3.125, according to AAA data—despite the price of crude oil plunging after his tariff announcements.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
  • After water, in some fields the engineers turn to injecting steam, which further softens up stubborn crude oil.
    Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Shawn wrestles without any grace here, his normal perfection replaced by him furiously trying to prevent the inevitable passing of the torch moment to Steve Austin, who himself is naturally uncouth in the ring.
    Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
  • President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s wheelchair was famously hidden from the public, though his ailment was not necessarily a secret, just considered uncouth to talk about.
    Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2025

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“Uncultured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncultured. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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