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barbarous

The word “barbarous” has 3 syllables: bar-ba-rous

It's pronounced as /ˈbɑrbərəs/

What is synonym and antonym for barbarous?

In the thesaurus, “barbarous” has 72 synonyms and 37 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for barbarous along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for barbarous

Antonyms for barbarous

  • benign
  • benignant
  • charitable
  • civilized
  • clement
  • compassionate
  • considerate
  • cultured
  • educated
  • enlightened
  • feeling
  • genteel
  • gentle
  • good-hearted
  • humane
  • inoffensive
  • kind
  • kindhearted
  • lenient
  • merciful
  • nice
  • pacific
  • peaceable
  • peaceful
  • pitying
  • polished
  • polite
  • refined
  • semicivilized
  • sophisticated
  • sympathetic
  • tender
  • tenderhearted
  • urbane
  • warm
  • warmhearted
  • well-bred

Meanings of barbarous

  • adjective
    1. (said of language) Not classical or pure.
    2. Uncivilized, uncultured.
    3. Like a barbarian, especially in sound; noisy, dissonant.

Example Sentences

  • The barbarous attacks on the village left everyone in shock.
  • The ruler was overthrown due to his barbarous treatment of the citizens.
  • The barbarous behavior of the invaders led to widespread fear in the region.
  • The barbarous nature of the crime was condemned by leaders worldwide.
  • Historians often debate whether the actions of the ancient tribes were truly barbarous or simply misunderstood.

On this page you'll find 109 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to barbarous, such as: Neandertal, Neanderthal, atrocious, barbarian, barbaric, benign, benignant.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

abhorrent

  • abominable
  • appalling
  • arrogant
  • atrocious
  • awful
  • barbarous
  • bold-faced
  • brackish
  • brash
  • brassy
  • brazen
  • catty
  • cavalier
  • cheeky
  • cocky
  • contemptible
  • contemptuous
  • cruel
  • despicable
  • despiteful
  • detestable
  • disagreeable
  • discourteous
  • disdainful
  • disgusting
  • dislikable
  • dislikeable
  • disrespectful
  • distasteful
  • distressing
  • disturbing
  • dreadful
  • evil
  • exceptionable
  • execrable
  • foul
  • fresh
  • frightful
  • fulsome
  • ghastly
  • grewsome
  • grim
  • grisly
  • gross
  • gruesome
  • hard
  • hateful
  • haughty
  • heinous
  • hideous
  • hifalutin
  • high-handed
  • high-hat
  • highfalutin
  • horrendous
  • horrible
  • horrid
  • horrific
  • horrifying
  • impertinent
  • impudent
  • insolent
  • loathsome
  • lofty
  • lordly
  • lousy
  • lurid
  • macabre
  • malevolent
  • malicious
  • malign
  • malignant
  • mean
  • miserable
  • monstrous
  • nasty
  • nauseating
  • nauseous
  • nightmarish
  • noisome
  • noxious
  • objectionable
  • obnoxious
  • obscene
  • odious
  • off-putting
  • offensive
  • pompous
  • pretentious
  • prideful
  • rancid
  • repellant
  • repellent
  • repugnant
  • repulsive
  • revolting
  • sassy
  • saucy
  • scandalous
  • scornful
  • self-important
  • shocking
  • sick
  • sickening
  • sickish
  • sickly
  • sniffish
  • snobbish
  • spiteful
  • supercilious
  • superior
  • terrible
  • ugly
  • unchristian
  • uncivilized
  • undesirable
  • ungodly
  • unhealthy
  • unholy
  • unpleasant
  • unsavory
  • unspeakable
  • unwanted
  • unwelcome
  • unwholesome
  • uppish
  • uppity
  • upsetting
  • vile

abominable

  • abhorrent
  • appalling
  • atrocious
  • awful
  • bad
  • barbarous
  • base
  • beastly
  • brackish
  • contemptible
  • cursed
  • despicable
  • detestable
  • disagreeable
  • disgusting
  • dislikable
  • dislikeable
  • distasteful
  • distressing
  • disturbing
  • dreadful
  • evil
  • exceptionable
  • execrable
  • foul
  • frightful
  • fulsome
  • ghastly
  • grewsome
  • grim
  • grisly
  • grody
  • gross
  • gruesome
  • hairy
  • hard
  • hateful
  • heinous
  • hellish
  • hideous
  • horrendous
  • horrible
  • horrid
  • horrific
  • horrifying
  • loathsome
  • lousy
  • lurid
  • macabre
  • miserable
  • monstrous
  • nasty
  • nauseating
  • nauseous
  • nightmarish
  • noisome
  • noxious
  • objectionable
  • obnoxious
  • obscene
  • odious
  • off-putting
  • offensive
  • rancid
  • repellant
  • repellent
  • reprehensible
  • repugnant
  • repulsive
  • revolting
  • rotten
  • scandalous
  • shocking
  • sick
  • sickening
  • sickish
  • sickly
  • sleazy
  • stinking
  • terrible
  • ugly
  • unchristian
  • uncivilized
  • undesirable
  • ungodly
  • unhealthy
  • unholy
  • unpleasant
  • unsavory
  • unspeakable
  • unwanted
  • unwelcome
  • unwholesome
  • upsetting
  • vile
  • wretched

bang-bang

  • aggressive
  • agitated
  • antagonistic
  • assertive
  • barbarous
  • bellicose
  • belligerent
  • blood-and-guts
  • brutal
  • cataclysmal
  • cataclysmic
  • combative
  • combustible
  • contentious
  • convulsive
  • cyclonic
  • destructive
  • explosive
  • ferocious
  • fierce
  • frantic
  • frenzied
  • furious
  • gladiatorial
  • hammer-and-tongs
  • hostile
  • hot
  • knock-down-and-drag-out
  • mad
  • paroxysmal
  • pugnacious
  • quarrelsome
  • rabid
  • rough
  • ruinous
  • savage
  • stormy
  • tempestuous
  • truculent
  • tumultuous
  • turbulent
  • vicious
  • violent
  • volatile
  • volcanic

barbarian

barbaric

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