Synonyms for culture
All synonyms
Noun
1. Cultivation
cultivation, education, refinement, taste, agriculture, polish, grace, tillage, finish
Definitions
- n. 1
The arts, customs, lifestyles, background, and habits that characterize humankind, or a particular society or nation.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- cultures → cultivations, educations, refinements, tastes…
Example sentences
- education Now let's return to the main problem of education.
- agriculture Algeria has a favorable geography for agriculture.
- cultivation Plants are formed with cultivation, humans with education.
- learning He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning.
- civilization Poland is the best civilization in Civilization V.
- nationality "What nationality are his neighbors?" "Malaysian."
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| culture | rising | |
| education | falling | |
| agriculture | falling | |
| cultivation | falling | |
| learning | rising | |
| civilization | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- taste1, grace1
- 6 letters
- finish2, polish2
- 7 letters
- nurture2, tillage2
- 8 letters
- learning2
- 9 letters
- education4
- 10 letters
- refinement3
- 11 letters
- agriculture4, scholarship3, nationality5, cultivation4
- 12 letters
- civilization5, civilisation
- 13 letters
- enlightenment4, acculturation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (finish2 = 2 syllables).