Antonyms for Culture
ˈkʌl tʃərcul·ture

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 4 votes

1. culture

   Agriculture is the generic term, including at once the science, the art, and the process of supplying human wants by raising the products of the soil, and by the associated industries; farming is the practise of agriculture as a business; there may be theoretical agriculture, but not theoretical farming; we speak of the science of agriculture, the business of farming; scientific agriculture may be wholly in books; scientific farming is practised upon the land; we say an agricultural college rather than a college of farming. Farming refers to the cultivation of considerable portions of land, and the raising of the coarser crops; gardening is the close cultivation of a small area for small fruits, flowers, vegetables, etc., and while it may be done upon a farm is yet a distinct industry. Gardening in general, kitchen-gardening, the cultivation of vegetables, etc., for the household, market-gardening, the raising of the same for sale, floriculture, the culture of flowers, and horticulture, the culture of fruits, flowers, or vegetables, are all departments of agriculture, but not strictly nor ordinarily of farming; farming is itself one department of agriculture. Husbandry is a general word for any form of practical agriculture, but is now chiefly poetical. Tillage refers directly to the work bestowed upon the land, as plowing, manuring, etc.; cultivation refers especially to the processes that bring forward the crop; we speak of the tillage of the soil, the cultivation of corn; we also speak of land as in a state of cultivation, under cultivation, etc. Culture is now applied to the careful development of any product to a state of perfection, especially by care through successive generations; the choice varieties of the strawberry have been produced by wise and patient culture; a good crop in any year is the result of good cultivation.

   Synonyms:
   agriculture, cultivation, farming, floriculture, gardening, horticulture, husbandry, kitchen-gardening, market-gardening, tillage

Matched Categories

1. • Attitude
   • Biology
   • Grow
   • Growth
   • Perfection
   • Taste

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.5 / 4 votes

1. culture, civilization, civilisationnoun

   a particular society at a particular time and place

   "early Mayan civilization"

   Synonyms:
   culture, civilization, cultivation, acculturation, polish, civilisation, finish, refinement

2. culturenoun

   the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group

   Synonyms:
   civilization, finish, acculturation, polish, civilisation, refinement, cultivation

3. acculturation, culturenoun

   all the knowledge and values shared by a society

   Synonyms:
   socialization, enculturation, civilization, assimilation, finish, culture, socialisation, civilisation, acculturation, polish, cultivation, refinement

4. culturenoun

   (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar)

   "the culture of cells in a Petri dish"

   Synonyms:
   civilization, finish, acculturation, polish, civilisation, refinement, cultivation

5. polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finishnoun

   a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

   "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad

   Synonyms:
   purification, goal, acculturation, refinement, shade, last, polish, finish, culture, ending, coating, glossiness, cultivation, nuance, nicety, destination, civilization, finis, finishing, refining, stopping point, civilisation, elaboration, subtlety, close, gloss, conclusion, burnish, finale

6. culturenoun

   the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization

   "the developing drug culture"; "the reason that the agency is doomed to inaction has something to do with the FBI culture"

   Synonyms:
   civilization, finish, acculturation, polish, civilisation, refinement, cultivation

7. cultureverb

   the raising of plants or animals

   "the culture of oysters"

   Synonyms:
   civilization, finish, acculturation, polish, civilisation, refinement, cultivation

8. cultureverb

   grow in a special preparation

   "the biologist grows microorganisms"

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. culturenoun

   Synonyms:
   cultivation, tillage, refinement, enlightenment, education

How to use Culture in a sentence?

1. Kuryakos Ergun:

   Our churches and monasteries are what root Syriacs in these lands; our existence relies on them, they are our history and what sustains our culture.

2. Karim Sadjadpour:

   Ayatollah Khamenei, the commander in chief of the IRGC, regularly praises Iranian officials who defy the U.S. and scorns officials who advocate cooperation with the U.S., i haven't seen any signs that this institutional culture has changed after the nuclear deal.

3. Kelly Osbourne:

   That’s why, like, I don’t give a f--k about cancel culture. I don’t give a f--k about what anyone thinks about me in that sense, like, if you think I’m a racist, fine. You think I’m a racist. I know who I am. I don’t care what you think of me. I care what [my cohost] Jeff thinks of me. I care what my family thinks of me. I don’t care what somebody hiding behind a computer and a fake Instagram page who puts up stuff where they don’t practice what they preach [thinks].

4. Kathy Guillermo:

   It's a bizarre culture, on the one hand they (race horses) are big investments. But on the other hand, they're not making money if they aren't racing.

5. James R. Cook:

   Left-wing social policies sicken our behavior and corrupt our culture. People bend principles and sacrifice integrity to get as much as they can from the government. Giveaway programs encourage every imaginable sort of cheating and dishonesty. Wheeling and dealing in food stamps is a way of life. Lying and fraud are commonplace. Whenever you're dependent on the money, the end justifies the means.

How to pronounce Culture?

How to say Culture in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency