Synonyms: noncivilised, noncivilized
Definition: not having a high state of culture and social development
Similar words: wild, barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilised, uncivilized
Definition: without civilizing influences
Usage: barbarian invaders; barbaric practices; a savage people; fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient-Margaret Meade; wild tribes
Similar words: barbarous
Definition: primitive in customs and culture
Similar words: nonliterate, preliterate
Definition: used of a society that has not developed writing
Similar words: primitive
Definition: used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies
Usage: primitive societies