uncivil

The word “uncivil” has 2 syllables: un-civil

It's pronounced as /ʌnˈsɪvəl/


What is synonym and antonym for uncivil?

In the thesaurus, “uncivil” has 95 synonyms and 56 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for uncivil

  • Neandertal
  • Neanderthal
  • abrupt
  • antisocial
  • arch
  • arrogant
  • audacious
  • bad-mannered
  • barbarian
  • barbaric
  • barbarous
  • blunt
  • bold
  • bold-faced
  • boorish
  • brash
  • brassy
  • brazen
  • brusk
  • brusque
  • bumptious
  • caddish
  • cheeky
  • churlish
  • clownish
  • coarse
  • conceited
  • crabbed
  • cross
  • crude
  • crusty
  • curt
  • disagreeable
  • discourteous
  • disrespectful
  • fresh
  • gross
  • gruff
  • grumpy
  • haughty
  • heathen
  • heathenish
  • high-handed
  • ill-bred
  • ill-mannered
  • imperious
  • impertinent
  • impolite
  • improper
  • impudent
  • inconsiderate
  • incorrect
  • indecent
  • indecorous
  • insolent
  • insulting
  • lippy
  • loutish
  • mannerless
  • natural
  • peremptory
  • pompous
  • presumptuous
  • pretentious
  • primitive
  • rough
  • rude
  • sassy
  • saucy
  • savage
  • shameless
  • sharp
  • snippety
  • snippy
  • sullen
  • supercilious
  • superior
  • surly
  • thoughtless
  • uncalled-for
  • uncivilized
  • uncouth
  • uncultivated
  • uncultured
  • unfriendly
  • ungentlemanly
  • ungracious
  • unhandsome
  • unmannered
  • unmannerly
  • unpolished
  • unrefined
  • unseemly
  • vulgar
  • wild

Antonyms for uncivil

  • acceptable
  • affable
  • appropriate
  • becoming
  • befitting
  • ceremonious
  • chivalrous
  • civil
  • civilized
  • considerate
  • cordial
  • correct
  • courteous
  • courtly
  • cultured
  • decent
  • decorous
  • deferential
  • dutiful
  • elegant
  • enlightened
  • felicitous
  • fit
  • fitting
  • friendly
  • gallant
  • genial
  • genteel
  • good
  • graceful
  • gracious
  • hospitable
  • humane
  • humble
  • mannerly
  • meek
  • meet
  • modest
  • polished
  • polite
  • proper
  • refined
  • respectable
  • respectful
  • right
  • seemly
  • semicivilized
  • sociable
  • sophisticated
  • submissive
  • suitable
  • thoughtful
  • unassertive
  • urbane
  • well-bred
  • yielding

Meanings of uncivil

  • adjective
    1. Not civilized.
    2. Not civil; discourteous; impolite.

Example Sentences

  • His uncivil behavior during the meeting shocked everyone in the room.
  • It is considered uncivil to interrupt someone while they are speaking.
  • The online discussion turned uncivil when participants started hurling insults.
  • Despite their disagreement, they managed to avoid being uncivil toward each other.
  • The teacher reprimanded the student for using uncivil language in the classroom.

On this page you'll find 151 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to uncivil, such as: Neandertal, Neanderthal, abrupt, acceptable, affable, antisocial, appropriate.

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

abrupt

  • angled
  • artless
  • bluff
  • blunt
  • bold
  • brief
  • brusk
  • brusque
  • candid
  • canted
  • closemouthed
  • coarse
  • cocked
  • craggy
  • crass
  • crude
  • crusty
  • curt
  • direct
  • discourteous
  • disrespectful
  • downright
  • earnest
  • forthright
  • foursquare
  • frank
  • free-spoken
  • gruff
  • hasty
  • heeled
  • hillocky
  • hilly
  • honest
  • hurried
  • impertinent
  • impetuous
  • impolite
  • improbable
  • inclined
  • inconsiderate
  • insensitive
  • jerky
  • laconic
  • listed
  • low
  • matter-of-fact
  • mountainous
  • open
  • outspoken
  • perpendicular
  • plain
  • plainspoken
  • plumb
  • point-blank
  • precipitate
  • precipitous
  • quick
  • reserved
  • reticent
  • rough
  • rude
  • rushing
  • scarped
  • sheer
  • short
  • short-spoken
  • sincere
  • slanted
  • sloped
  • snappish
  • snappy
  • snippy
  • startling
  • steep
  • straight
  • straight-out
  • straightforward
  • sudden
  • surprising
  • tactless
  • terse
  • tight-lipped
  • tilted
  • tipped
  • unanticipated
  • unceremonious
  • uncivil
  • uncouth
  • undiplomatic
  • unexpected
  • unforeseen
  • ungracious
  • unintended
  • unlikely
  • unlooked-for
  • unplanned
  • vertical
  • vulgar

balky

  • adamant
  • adamantine
  • averse
  • bad
  • contrary
  • contumacious
  • defiant
  • discourteous
  • disobedient
  • disorderly
  • disrespectful
  • dissident
  • dogged
  • errant
  • fractious
  • froward
  • hardheaded
  • headstrong
  • hesitant
  • ill-bred
  • ill-mannered
  • ill-natured
  • immovable
  • impertinent
  • implacable
  • impolite
  • impudent
  • incompliant
  • inconsiderate
  • indisposed
  • inflexible
  • insolent
  • insubordinate
  • insurgent
  • intractable
  • loath
  • misbehaving
  • mischievous
  • monkeying
  • monkeyish
  • mulish
  • mutinous
  • naughty
  • negative
  • negativistic
  • nonconformist
  • noncooperative
  • obdurate
  • obstinate
  • obstreperous
  • opinionated
  • ornery
  • peevish
  • pertinacious
  • perverse
  • pigheaded
  • rebel
  • rebellious
  • recalcitrant
  • recusant
  • refractory
  • reluctant
  • resistant
  • restive
  • rigid
  • rude
  • self-willed
  • stubborn
  • unbending
  • uncivil
  • uncompromising
  • uncontrollable
  • uncooperative
  • uncouth
  • undisciplined
  • ungovernable
  • ungracious
  • unmanageable
  • unmannerly
  • unpredictable
  • unrelenting
  • unruly
  • untoward
  • unyielding
  • wayward
  • wild
  • wilful
  • willful
  • wrongheaded

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