CULTURES Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

cultures 1 of 2

noun

plural of culture

as in civilizations

the way people live at a particular time and place a study of ancient Anasazi culture as it existed in the canyons of the American Southwest

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verb

present tense third-person singular of culture

as in grows

to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care culture bacteria in laboratory dishes

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Noun

Working across four filmmaking cultures shaped the production and left Sabu wanting more of it. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026 On the eastern fringe of the CBD (Central Business District) is Maboneng, a Brooklyn-esque mosaic of cultures who found their way here over the past few decades. — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Aug. 2026 And for a few minutes in Kyiv, cultures, death and geopolitics yielded to the power of sweetness and puppy love, as well as the symbolism of resilience and protection. — Laurie Kellman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, between 800 and 1600 CE, southwestern cultures like the Ancestral Pueblo had connections with the Caddoan cultures who lived west of Etowah, in what’s now Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. — ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026 For English readers, whose cultures and histories have largely been defined by the individual, Anedda’s more collective interpretation of an identity repudiates social definitions. — Wallis Wilde-Menozzi, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026 The cell lines from the cultures developed in the 1960s are still growing, which means new tissue won't need to be collected, according the AAP. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 Gottlieb, at the same time, made works merging surrealism with imagery inspired by masks and ritual objects from Africa, the Pacific, and Native North American cultures. — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026 Across different cultures and generations, people have worn it, gifted it, saved it, and passed it down. — Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Verb

The program gives team members the chance to experience different roles, properties, and cultures first-hand, building skills and strengthening connections across the region, and—in the process—strengthening the company’s cross-cultural bonds. — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cultures

Noun

But Dwarkesh’s civilizations will need to be a lot more powerful to conquer the world.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026
If the Fermi Explorer mission can knock down a couple of the filters that might explain the Fermi paradox, that only leaves a few options for why our galaxy appears not to be littered with alien civilizations.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of civilizations

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Naegleria fowleri grows best at higher temperatures up to 115°F, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
Things get spicy when Lowen grows closer to the novelist's husband (Josh Hartnett) and discovers dark bits about Verity's past.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

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San Diego offers one of the United States’ most enviable lifestyles.

— Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Beyond recreational opportunities, the ranking could help further elevate Pittsburgh's reputation as a destination for outdoor enthusiasts and active lifestyles.

— Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of lifestyles

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To avert future calamities, the forest outside Bordeaux must be thinned and its fire breaks widened, said Arthur Guérin-Turcq, a Sorbonne University geographer whose family cultivates pines near Le Porge.

— Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
In 1840, shade-loving Croomia, which cultivates flowers on the underside of its leaves, was included as a native species.

— Candace Barone, Florida Times-Union, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of cultivates

Noun

These girls make mistakes and learn lessons while living in unfair, unequal and unjust societies in need of change.

— Tara Strauch, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Such groups may include perennial nomads (such as the Roma in Europe), Indigenous peoples in former European colonies, or smaller tribes in societies where tribal membership is socially significant.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of societies

Verb

Standing at two hours and 30 minutes, along with a 15-minute intermission, the narrative plants you in the middle of a world of ironies.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026
At a five-acre research plot in Clarendon, Texas, the company has been studying roughly 500 cotton varieties, collecting field imagery and genomic information to determine which plants merit further breeding.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026

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