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.
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Harmon Siegel,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
In certain circles, identifying with the city is shorthand for being uncultured and self-obsessed, even soulless.
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Ella Berman
august 7,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
For their part, the Russians considered the Mizrahim—indeed, most Israelis—loud, uncultured boors.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Others were removed early on for vulgar or inappropriate comments, according to a PGA Tour source with knowledge of the events, with five spectators in total ejected from the tournament with six holes to go.
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In recent years, Trae Young has repeatedly tormented the Knicks at the famed Madison Square Garden, turning clutch shots and postgame showmanship into vulgar chants from New York fans.
Adjective
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Like a more crass, animated Seinfeld, Rocko deals with the mundanities and absurdities of daily life.
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With the games having kicked off, the sport has shown its ineffable power to supplant crass and capitalistic overreach.
Adjective
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Due Amici brings Brooklyn roots and authenticity, right down to the counter service that’s not rude but not exactly warm.
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It’s widely considered rude and annoying when people cluster by the train doors if there are more people on the platform attempting to get on.
Adjective
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Most soils need to be amended with coarse sand or pumice for better drainage.
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Crews will experience coarse terrain, pervasive dust, and a surface unlike anything here on Earth.
Adjective
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Even with data center experts and how common the trade has become now, the average hospital data center may take anywhere from two to five years.
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Recreational swimming is not permitted, yet anglers fishing for tilapia, largemouth bass and carp are a common sight along the rocky sides of the soft-bottom areas.
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And any expression otherwise is so taboo or deemed uncouth, and we aren’t allowed to talk about it in our art and media.
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Those songs both ended with squalls of noise, hinting at Bash’s interest in more uncouth arrangements.
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“Uncultured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncultured. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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