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Synonyms for civilization
ˌsɪv ə ləˈzeɪ ʃənciv·i·liza·tion
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Wiktionary
civilizationnoun
civilizationnoun
Synonyms:
spherecivilizationnoun
Synonyms:
acculturation, educationcivilizationnoun
Synonyms:
home, the land of the living
English Synonyms and Antonyms
civilization
Civilization applies to nations, denoting the sum of those civil, social, economic, and political attainments by which a community is removed from barbarism; a people may be civilized while still far from refinement or culture, but civilization is susceptible of various degrees and of continued progress. Refinement applies either to nations or individuals, denoting the removal of what is coarse and rude, and a corresponding attainment of what is delicate, elegant, and beautiful. Cultivation, denoting primarily the process of cultivating the soil or growing crops, then the improved condition of either which is the result, is applied in similar sense to the human mind and character, but in this usage is now largely superseded by the term culture, which denotes a high development of the best qualities of man's mental and spiritual nature, with especial reference to the esthetic faculties and to graces of speech and manner, regarded as the expression of a refined nature. Culture in the fullest sense denotes that degree of refinement and development which results from continued cultivation through successive generations; a man's faculties may be brought to a high degree of cultivation in some specialty, while he himself remains uncultured even to the extent of coarseness and rudeness. Compare HUMANE; POLITE.
Synonyms:
cultivation, culture, elegance, politeness, refinementAntonyms:
barbarism, boorishness, brutality, clownishness, coarseness, grossness, rudeness, rusticity, savagery, vulgarity
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
civilization
Synonyms:
amelioration, culture, cultivation, humanization, refinementAntonyms:
demoralization, savagery, uncivilization, barbarism, rudeness, brutality
Princeton's WordNet
civilization, civilisationnoun
a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
"the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization"
Synonyms:
refinement, civilisation, culturecivilization, civilisationnoun
the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization
Synonyms:
refinement, civilisation, cultureculture, civilization, civilisationnoun
a particular society at a particular time and place
"early Mayan civilization"
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culture, cultivation, acculturation, polish, civilisation, finish, refinementrefinement, civilization, civilisationnoun
the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste
"a man of intellectual refinement"; "he is remembered for his generosity and civilization"
Synonyms:
nicety, culture, elaboration, shade, subtlety, cultivation, refining, polish, nuance, civilisation, finish, refinement, purification
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
civilizationnoun
Synonyms:
culture, cultivation, refinement
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "civilization":
civilisation, civilizations, civilized, civilisations, civilizational, civility, ming, culture
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#33 | home | |
#173 | order | |
#242 | education | |
#1172 | culture | |
#2674 | finish | |
#4835 | polish | |
#8025 | shade | |
#8770 | civilization | |
#9449 | sphere | |
#11996 | purification | |
#12827 | elegance | |
#14816 | ming | |
#15377 | cultivation | |
#16448 | refinement | |
#17245 | refining | |
#21106 | civilizations | |
#24335 | civilized | |
#28666 | elaboration | |
#30332 | civilisation | |
#37939 | nuance | |
#42719 | civility | |
#43191 | subtlety | |
#53609 | politeness | |
#68509 | civilisations | |
#76527 | acculturation | |
#84346 | amelioration | |
#173229 | civilizational | |
#182397 | nicety | |
#249643 | humanization |
How to use civilization in a sentence?
Our new research suggests that searches for extraterrestrial intelligent civilizations not only reveals the existence of how life forms, but also gives us clues for how long our own civilization will last, if we find that intelligent life is common then this would reveal that our civilization could exist for much longer than a few hundred years, alternatively if we find that there are no active civilizations in our Galaxy it is a bad sign for our own long-term existence. By searching for extraterrestrial intelligent life — even if we find nothing — we are discovering our own future and fate.
The institution of marriage in all societies is a pattern within which the strains put by civilization on males and females alike must be resolved, a pattern within which men must learn, in return for a variety of elaborate rewards, new forms in which sexual spontaneity is still possible, and women must learn to discipline their receptivity to a thousand other considerations.
America is the only nation in history which miraculously has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual interval of civilization.
Islam was a religion creating civilization throughout history. When educating Muslim children, clerics should reflect on the comparison between that and today's Koranic interpretations that incite violence.
Anglo-Saxon civilization has taught the individual to protect his own rights American civilization will teach him to respect the rights of others.
Translations for civilization
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- ስልጣኔAmharic
- ح, حضارةArabic
- цивилизацияBulgarian
- sevenadurBreton
- civilizaceCzech
- kultur, civilisering, civilisationDanish
- Zivilisiertwerden, Kultur, ZivilisationGerman
- πολιτισμόςGreek
- civilizoEsperanto
- civilizaciónSpanish
- تمدنPersian
- sivilisaatio, kulttuuri, sivistynyt, sivistyneiyys, sivistys, sivistää, yhteiskunta, sivistyäFinnish
- civilizaciónGalician
- ardveenidManx
- ציוויליזציהHebrew
- सभ्यताHindi
- civilizációHungarian
- peradabanIndonesian
- civilizzazione, civiltàItalian
- 文明化, 文明Japanese
- 교양인, 문화, 문명화Korean
- ئاوهدانیKurdish
- civilizationLatin
- whakapuāwaitanga, puāwaitangaMāori
- beschaving, civilisatie, bewoonde wereldDutch
- sivilisasjonNorwegian
- cywilizacjaPolish
- civilizaçãoPortuguese
- civilizație, cultură, civilizare, civilitateRomanian
- цивилизация, культура, цивилизованностьRussian
- civilizácija, civilìzīranōst, цивилизираност, цивилизацијаSerbo-Croatian
- civilisation, civilisering, kulturSwedish
- நாகரிகம்Tamil
- ስልጣኔTigrinya
- sivilleşme, ekinç, medenîleşme, uygarlaşma, medeniyet, uygarlık, insanlıkTurkish
- цивілізаціяUkrainian
- تہذیبUrdu
- 文明Chinese
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