Civilized — synonyms, civilized antonyms, definition

1. civilized (a)

civil civilised complaisant courteous courtly cultivated cultural educated elegant humane mannerly polished polite refined refining respectful well-behaved well-bred

2. civilized (Adjective)

cultured genteel noncivilized

civilized (Adjective) — Having a high state of culture and development both social and technological. ex. "terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world"

civilized (Adjective) — Marked by refinement in taste and manners. ex. "civilized speech"

3. civilized (Verb)

schooled trained

civilized (Verb) — Teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment. ex. "She is well civilized in poetry"

civilized (Verb) — Raise from a barbaric to a civilized state. ex. "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized"

altered changed downed fine-tuned modified polished refined sophisticated