Synonyms: civilised, civilized
Definition: having a high state of culture and development both social and technological
Usage: terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world
Similar words: advanced
Definition: (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry
Usage: advanced societies; an advanced country technologically
Similar words: civil
Definition: of or in a condition of social order
Usage: civil peoples
Similar words: humane
Definition: showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement
Synonyms: polite, genteel, civilised, civilized, cultivated, cultured
Definition: marked by refinement in taste and manners
Usage: cultivated speech; cultured Bostonians; cultured tastes; a genteel old lady; polite society
Similar words: refined
Definition: (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel
Usage: she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship; refined people with refined taste