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barbaric

/bɑː(ɹ)ˈbæɹɪk/adjective3 syllables

Barbaric means: without civilizing influences.

Synonyms for barbaric14

adjective, as in without civilizing influences

barbarian, savage, uncivilized, uncivilised, wild, noncivilized, noncivilised

adjective, as in unrestrained and crudely rich

tasteless

also used for barbaric

barbarious, barbarous, heathen, animalistic, brutal, brutish

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What does barbaric mean?2

adjective

1

without civilizing influences“barbarian invaders”

2

unrestrained and crudely rich“barbaric use of color or ornament”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Barbaric in a sentence

  • Algeria is a modern nation, not a barbaric country.Amastan
  • Though our civilization is advanced, it’s also barbaric.Amastan
  • Palestinians have the right to resist this barbaric occupation of another age.Amastan
  • Layla and Sami behaved in a barbaric way.OsoHombre
  • Ziri wants you to believe that Muslims are backward and barbaric.Amastan
  • Their consumption of dog meat is no more barbaric than your consumption of cows and chickens.mailohilohi
  • The US invasion of Iraq was a barbaric attack.Amastan
  • Bullfighting is so cruel and barbaric.Amastan

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