Antonyms for uncultivated


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kuhl-tuh-vey-tid
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʌl təˌveɪ tɪd


Definition of uncultivated

Origin :
  • 1640s (figurative); 1680s (of plants); 1690s (of land), from un- (1) "not" + past participle of cultivate.
  • adj not cultivated
Example sentences :
  • I liked to have him about me, as uncultivated kings like to have their fools.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Such was the language, and such the affecting simplicity of the innocent and uncultivated Imogen.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • What is it that adorns and enhances all the wild and uncultivated scenes of nature?
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • Every thing had the face of uncultivated luxuriance, and impenetrable solitude.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • The slopes of the hills were then, as they are now, uncultivated, and covered with bushes.
  • Extract from : « Pagan and Christian Rome » by Rodolfo Lanciani
  • The most ignorant and uncultivated could readily understand it.
  • Extract from : « Romulus, Makers of History » by Jacob Abbott
  • Beyond are seen lofty mountains, uncultivated and uninhabited.
  • Extract from : « The Red True Story Book » by Various
  • This is seen in the savage, the child, and uncultivated men as well as other animals.
  • Extract from : « An Anarchist Woman » by Hutchins Hapgood
  • Mark how the uncultivated spectators are profuse of their applause!
  • Extract from : « The Works of Lord Byron » by Lord Byron
  • The country about is (a tract of) uncultivated hillocks, without inhabitants.
  • Extract from : « Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms » by Fa-Hsien

Synonyms for uncultivated

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