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Recent Examples of uncultured 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 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
  • Colorado has condemned a vulgar chant its fans directed at BYU during its football team’s 24-21 loss Saturday at Folsom Field.
    David Ubben, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Protecting speech for all requires great tolerance for the vulgar, rude, offensive, angry, mean and, yes, even hateful.
    The Detroit News Editorial Board, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Each project presented at MIA is picked with a genuine desire for these works to come to the fore, not by crass commercial considerations.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Free speech covers the jokes, the satire, the parodies—even the dumb, crass, or offensive ones.
    Lizz Winstead, Time, 27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Crowd in New York has been bordered on rude; embarrassing!
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Protecting speech for all requires great tolerance for the vulgar, rude, offensive, angry, mean and, yes, even hateful.
    The Detroit News Editorial Board, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This is particularly helpful for those with thicker, coarser hair (types 3 to 4).
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Thick, coarse hair does best with a hot-air brush that features strong, durable bristles and tangle-free features.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In the snapshots below, common UPF ingredients are easy to spot in a range of popular foods.
    Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The most common mistake is planting them too deeply, which results in mostly foliage growth and no flowers.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Brandon, his nerves showing, spoke about the oil boom, cartel activity, copper and crude-oil theft, and the struggles the six law enforcement officers in the county have dealing with it all.
    Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Chad Powers’ nasty protagonist should give it license to be more cutting, rather than just unimaginatively crude, in its humor.
    Judy Berman, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Clark’s teammate Sophie Cunningham, whose season was also cut short due to injury, was more uncouth during her exit interview Thursday.
    Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Societal neglect will inevitably breed a coarseness in manner and language, exhibited by the uncouth nature of the Chiefs’ players as well as the public watching them.
    Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2025

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“Uncultured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncultured. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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