incult

adjective

in-ˈkəlt How to pronounce incult (audio)
Definition of incultnext
as in crass
lacking in refinement or good taste our incult ancestors, who dwelt in rude huts

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incult
  1. crass
  2. vulgar
  3. rude
  4. common
  5. coarse
  6. crude
  7. rough
Adjective
  • Now, the crass buddy comedy is ready to make Disney+ its home this fall — on November 12, to be exact.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
  • At worst, this is a case of playing crass politics with the country’s energy security.
    David Blackmon, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of crass
Adjective
  • Married to Stanley, a man of carnal appetites and vulgar manners, Stella has embraced the crude pleasures of realism, while her freeloading sister still clings to tattered aristocratic illusions.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Trump was heard bragging in vulgar terms about women.
    Alena Botros, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of vulgar
Adjective
  • Apparently, my daughter didn’t finish all of the food on her plate, and the mom felt that was incredibly rude and a sign of poor manners.
    Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Those who participated in the creative exercises felt more social closeness with their coworkers, and were less likely to engage in rude behavior.
    Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of rude
Adjective
  • Because morning thermals rise, this is a common area to catch bucks cruising the first few hours of the day.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
  • By simply deactivating the two genes, the new varietal grew fruit with 30 percent more glucose and fructose than common mass-production tomatoes.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of common
Adjective
  • Grind your own meat for sausages and burgers with the KitchenAid food grinder attachment, which comes with fine, medium, and coarse grinding plates.
    Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Just sprinkle half a lemon with coarse salt and scrub your board, then rinse with hot water.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of coarse
Adjective
  • The colors, font and typography were a crude approximation of the signs posted by the campaign advocating for the proposition’s passage.
    Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Married to Stanley, a man of carnal appetites and vulgar manners, Stella has embraced the crude pleasures of realism, while her freeloading sister still clings to tattered aristocratic illusions.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of crude
Adjective
  • What Klay Thompson’s return to the Bay really meant to him, the Warriors Curry, on a rough shooting night, took a charge on Jake LaRavia and then swiped Jaylen Wells in the backcourt before hitting a 3.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Related Articles Clippers find something in reserve, rally past Spurs for 1st Intuit Dome win There are issues aplenty in Clippers’ rough six-game start Can James Harden carry these Clippers at 35?
    Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of rough
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