Synonyms for civilized
ˈsɪv əˌlaɪzdciv·i·lized

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1. civilized

   Synonyms:
   courtly, cultured, delicate, elegant, graceful, humane, nice, polite, refined, tender, urbane

   Antonyms:
   atrocious, barbarian, barbaric, barbarous, brutal, cruel, inhuman, merciless, rude, savage, uncivilized, uncouth, untamed

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. civilized, civilisedadjective

   having a high state of culture and development both social and technological

   "terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world"

   Synonyms:
   civilised, genteel, cultivated, polite, cultured

   Antonyms:
   nonliterate, barbarous, unrefined, barbaric, noncivilized, barbarian, noncivilised, uncivilized, wild, primitive, savage, uncivilised, preliterate

2. civilized, civilised, cultivated, cultured, genteel, politeadjective

   marked by refinement in taste and manners

   "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society"

   Synonyms:
   civilised, civil, genteel, cultivated, polite, cultured

   Antonyms:
   nonliterate, barbaric, barbarian, barbarous, preliterate, savage, uncivilised, unrefined, wild, primitive, uncivilized, noncivilized, noncivilised

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1. List of paraphrases for "civilized":

   civilised, civilization, civilizations, civilizational, civil, ming

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1. Manly P. Hall:

   Secret Societies have existed among all peoples, savage and civilized, since the beginning of recorded history... It is beyond question that the secret societies of all ages have exercised a considerable degree of political influence.

2. Robert Frost:

   A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity.

3. RAMANA PEMMARAJU:

   m yet to see a Man more graceful, civilized and patient while making love with his woman; and a Woman who has never rejected her man's sexual advances!

4. Author Unknown:

   The greatest paradox of them all is to speak of "civilized warfare."

5. Senan Kamel:

   We deliberately organized the competition according to standards appropriate to Iraqi society to prove to the world that Iraq is a civilized country with a civic soul and a spirit of life.