Synonyms for barbaric
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
of or relating to a barbarian; uncivilized, uncultured or uncouth
a barbaric attack on a doctor in a hospital
Related words
- Other spellings
- barbarical
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Whatever is not civilized is barbarian; barbaric indicates rude magnificence, uncultured richness; as, barbaric splendor, a barbaric melody.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- savage There are still some savage tribes on that island.
- barbarian My level 9 barbarian has been killed.
- uncivilized There are still uncivilized lands.
- barbarous The slaughter of the prisoners was a barbarous act.
- exotic I'm looking for exotic countries for my next book.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| barbaric | rising | |
| savage | rising | |
| barbarian | rising | |
| uncivilized | rising | |
| barbarous | falling | |
| exotic | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- wild1, rude1
- 5 letters
- crude1, pagan2
- 6 letters
- brutal2, savage2, exotic3
- 7 letters
- foreign2, vicious2, inhuman3, heathen2, brutish2, uncouth2, uncivil3, wolfish
- 8 letters
- impolite3
- 9 letters
- barbarian4, tasteless2, barbarous3, unrefined3, truculent3
- 10 letters
- outlandish3, uncultured
- 11 letters
- uncivilized4, uncivilised
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pagan2 = 2 syllables).