uncultivated

adjective

ˌən-ˈkəl-tə-ˌvā-təd How to pronounce uncultivated (audio)
Definition of uncultivatednext
1
as in uninhabited
existing without human habitation or cultivation miles of uncultivated land that had never been touched by a plow or an ax

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2
as in vulgar
lacking in refinement or good taste an uncultivated and ignorant philistine who cared only about money

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3
as in barbarian
not civilized an uncultivated age when people lived just to meet their day-to-day needs

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Recent Examples of uncultivated After bushwhacking through uncultivated wilderness, the ground team found the woman, the Coast Guard said. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024 Large portions of the farm are left uncultivated and are covered by woods. — Luisa Zargani, WWD, 15 June 2024 Although a heath is an area of open, uncultivated land, in this instance the capital H points readers to Hampstead Heath, one of the highest points in London and a grassy space full of hills, ponds, woodlands, playgrounds and a training track. — Bryan West, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024 When the sprouts are big enough, they are transplanted in uncultivated lands around their town owned or rented by the family. — Tucker Harris, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for uncultivated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncultivated
  1. uninhabited
  2. vulgar
  3. barbarian
  4. undeveloped
  5. rude
  6. wild
  7. untamed
  8. crass
Adjective
  • Researchers from the Archaeological Legacy Institute and Purdue University embarked this month on the Taraia Object expedition in Nikumaroro, an uninhabited coral atoll in the Phoenix Islands belonging to the Republic of Kiribati.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
  • An uninhabited volcanic island in the Southern Ocean used to be home to the largest penguin colony in the world — but not anymore.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of uninhabited
Adjective
  • Continue reading … SOUR NOTE — Hayley Williams unleashes vulgar insult at DHS after agency defends ICE officers.
    — , FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • This has made some machine translations comically inaccurate, sometimes turning innocuous words into vulgar references in English.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of vulgar
Adjective
  • Language would have been a part of the divide between Roman and barbarian.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
  • For the design of the barbarian figure, Sweet reached out to Mark Taylor, an artist and designer at Mattel.
    — Sanat Pai RaikarAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 May 2026
Definition of barbarian
Adjective
  • Mana creates value for a future developer by putting together large assemblages and leaving them largely undeveloped, Karp said.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
  • At that time the suspect approached a fence area of the school from an undeveloped area, crossed the street, threw his weapon over the fence, then climbed the fence onto the school property, Krantz said.
    — Irene Byon, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of undeveloped
Adjective
  • Were my siblings rude to ignore my plan and take them for themselves?
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
  • An alligator with a sense of humor knocked on a North Carolina woman’s front door in the middle of the night, and the rascal got a rather rude response.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of rude
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  • The study, led by researchers at the University of Nottingham and Tohoku University in Japan, examined wild Euhadra snails to understand the biological mechanisms behind this phenomenon, known as chirality.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The leaves aren’t the only things wild with color this season.
    — Ciarra Lorren Zatorski, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of wild
Adjective
  • In the Northeast, visitors discover a corridor where centuries of history, untamed coastlines, and cosmopolitan energy intertwine.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • There’s an untamed rage that constantly boils underneath his surface.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of untamed
Adjective
  • But the fashionable-at-the-time nakedness of the YBAs’ desire for money, most completely embodied by Hirst, quickly became crass.
    — Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Murdoch is thick-skinned and accustomed to being underestimated by the condescending Brits, who see him as a crass interloper.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of crass

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“Uncultivated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncultivated. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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