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civilized
adjective
: marked by well-organized laws and rules about how people behave with each other
: polite, reasonable, and respectful
: pleasant and comfortable
Full Definition of CIVILIZED
: characteristic of a state of civilization <civilized society>; especially : characterized by taste, refinement, or restraint
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First Known Use of CIVILIZED
1611
Related to CIVILIZED
- Synonyms
- accomplished, cultivated, couth, cultured, genteel, polished, refined
- Antonyms
- barbaric, barbarous, philistine, uncivilized, uncultured, ungenteel, unpolished, unrefined
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