Antonyms for barbaric
bɑrˈbær ɪkbar·bar·ic

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1. barbaric

   Whatever is not civilized is barbarian; barbaric indicates rude magnificence, uncultured richness; as, barbaric splendor, a barbaric melody. Barbarous refers to the worst side of barbarian life, and to revolting acts, especially of cruelty, such as a civilized man would not be expected to do; as, a barbarous deed. We may, however, say barbarous nations, barbarous tribes, without implying anything more than want of civilization and culture. Savage is more distinctly bloodthirsty than barbarous. In this sense we speak of a savage beast and of barbarous usage.

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

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

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1. barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilized, uncivilised, wildadjective

   without civilizing influences

   "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes"

   Antonyms:
   civilized, civilised, tasteful

   Synonyms:
   raging, brutal, gaga, violent, dotty, untamed, unfounded, ferocious, fierce, cruel, tempestuous, fell, roughshod, ferine, godforsaken, uncivilised, hazardous, uncivilized, waste, baseless, risky, angry, idle, wild, savage, fantastic, groundless, feral, vicious, crazy, raving mad, barbarian, furious, unwarranted, barbarous

2. barbaricadjective

   unrestrained and crudely rich

   "barbaric use of color or ornament"

   Antonyms:
   civilized, civilised, tasteful

   Synonyms:
   savage, uncivilized, barbarian, uncivilised, wild

How to use barbaric in a sentence?

1. Nasim Abu Arra:

   There is a barbaric campaign against the Syrian south.

2. Boris Johnson:

   Our mission is clear: diplomatically, politically, economically and eventually militarily, this hideous and barbaric venture of Vladimir Putin must end in failure.

3. Boris Johnson:

   Putin is squandering his dwindling resources on this pointless and barbaric war. He is bankrolling his ego at the expense of both the Ukrainian and Russian people, we need to starve the Putin regime of its funding.

4. Nancy Pelosi:

   Stop this inhumane, barbaric policy, rescind your actions, take responsibility for it, this is not about immigration. This is about humanity. It’s about family. It’s about who we are as a country.

5. Joshua Dines:

   When someone comes in with a rotator cuff tear that I or a colleague deem irreparable and you tell them they need a shoulder replacement, that seems barbaric, it’s hard for them, a lot of the time, to grasp. This [option] makes it more palatable for the patient in terms of options.

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