Synonyms of culture

culture 1 of 2

noun

ˈkəl-chər 

1

as in civilization

a high level of taste and enlightenment as a result of extensive intellectual training and exposure to the arts

because of its wide reputation as a place of culture, Boston became known as "the Athens of America"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• civilization
• education
• accomplishment
• cultivation
• literacy
• refinement
• manners
• knowledge
• learning
• polish
• scholarship
• elegance
• cosmopolitanism
• intellectualism
• couth
• civility
• intellectuality
• erudition
• sophistication
• urbanity
• breeding
• politeness
• taste
• gentility
• grace
• class
• genteelness
• courtesy
• courteousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• barbarism
• philistinism
• ignorance
• illiteracy
• barbarianism
• parochialism
• provincialism
• rusticity
• vulgarity
• coarseness
• boorishness
• crudeness
• unsophistication
• churlishness
• clownishness

2

as in lifestyle

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lifestyle
• civilization
• society
• life
• values
• customs
• folklore
• manners
• heritage
• tradition
• legacy
• mores
• subculture
• subsociety

culture

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verb

as in to cultivate

to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care

culture bacteria in laboratory dishes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cultivate
• grow
• promote
• plant
• produce
• harvest
• tend
• raise
• dress
• breed
• crop
• propagate
• rear
• sow
• reap
• root
• gather
• glean
• sprout
• germinate
• ripen
• quicken

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• kill
• pull (up)
• pick
• dig
• cut
• hay
• uproot
• extirpate
• pluck
• mow

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of culture

Noun

Pettibon’s style is characterized by bleak black-and-white drawings paired with snippets of text that frequently mock popular culture and lend the work a darkly humorous aspect. —News Desk, Artforum, 17 Mar. 2025

The Youngbloods’ version reached No. 5 as hippies occupied San Francisco and the counterculture became pop culture. —Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025

Verb

This is seen in the challenge of culturing and transplanting metabolically active islet cells, which produce insulin in the pancreas, from donors to recipients. —Peter A Noble, Discover Magazine, 14 Sep. 2024

But only two labs have successfully cultured Asgard cells. —Quanta Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024