Synonyms for uncivil
- adjective
Most common
disrespectful ill-mannered impolite discourteous brutal savage
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Rude — not civil; discourteous; impolite
rude, impolite, discourteous, ill-mannered, disrespectful, blunt, uncivilized, uncivilised UK, boorish, ungracious, uncouth, insolent, brusque, rough, churlish, impudent, ill-bred, harsh, surly, irreverent, gruff, crude, coarse
2. Brutal — not civilized
brutal, savage, brutish, barbarous, barbaric, barbarian, uncultivated, truculent, inhuman, heathen, wolfish, pagan, noncivilized, noncivilised UK, grim dated
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not civilized
- adj. 2
Not civil; discourteous; impolite
Related words
- Word family
- uncivilly
Example sentences
- disrespectful I'm sure that Tom didn't mean to be disrespectful.
- impolite Tom told me that he thought Mary had been impolite.
- discourteous That would have been discourteous.
- brutal The city was ruined by the brutal force of nature.
- savage There are still some savage tribes on that island.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| uncivil | rising | |
| disrespectful | rising | |
| impolite | rising | |
| discourteous | steady | |
| brutal | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- rude1, grim1
- 5 letters
- rough1, harsh1, crude1, blunt1, pagan2, surly2, gruff1
- 6 letters
- brutal2, savage2, coarse1
- 7 letters
- inhuman3, heathen2, brutish2, uncouth2, boorish2, brusque1, wolfish
- 8 letters
- barbaric3, insolent3, impolite3, impudent, churlish2
- 9 letters
- barbarian4, barbarous3, truculent3
- 10 letters
- outlandish3, irreverent4, ungracious
- 11 letters
- uncivilized4, uncivilised
- 12 letters
- uncultivated, discourteous, noncivilized, noncivilised
- 13 letters
- disrespectful4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pagan2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- incivil