English adjective: civilized | |||
| 1. | civilized having a high state of culture and development both social and technological | ||
| Samples | Terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world. | ||
| Synonyms | civilised | ||
| Similar | advanced, civil, humane | ||
| See also | educated, refined | ||
| Antonyms | noncivilised, noncivilized | ||
| 2. | civilized marked by refinement in taste and manners | ||
| Samples | Cultivated speech. Cultured Bostonians. Cultured tastes. A genteel old lady. Polite society. | ||
| Synonyms | civilised, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polite | ||
| Similar | refined | ||
| Antonyms | unrefined | ||