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Synonyms for civilization
ˌsɪv ə ləˈzeɪ ʃənciv·i·liza·tion
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Wiktionary
civilizationnoun
civilizationnoun
Synonyms:
spherecivilizationnoun
Synonyms:
acculturation, educationcivilizationnoun
Synonyms:
home, the land of the living
English Synonyms and Antonyms
civilization
Civilization applies to nations, denoting the sum of those civil, social, economic, and political attainments by which a community is removed from barbarism; a people may be civilized while still far from refinement or culture, but civilization is susceptible of various degrees and of continued progress. Refinement applies either to nations or individuals, denoting the removal of what is coarse and rude, and a corresponding attainment of what is delicate, elegant, and beautiful. Cultivation, denoting primarily the process of cultivating the soil or growing crops, then the improved condition of either which is the result, is applied in similar sense to the human mind and character, but in this usage is now largely superseded by the term culture, which denotes a high development of the best qualities of man's mental and spiritual nature, with especial reference to the esthetic faculties and to graces of speech and manner, regarded as the expression of a refined nature. Culture in the fullest sense denotes that degree of refinement and development which results from continued cultivation through successive generations; a man's faculties may be brought to a high degree of cultivation in some specialty, while he himself remains uncultured even to the extent of coarseness and rudeness. Compare HUMANE; POLITE.
Synonyms:
cultivation, culture, elegance, politeness, refinementAntonyms:
barbarism, boorishness, brutality, clownishness, coarseness, grossness, rudeness, rusticity, savagery, vulgarity
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
civilization
Synonyms:
amelioration, culture, cultivation, humanization, refinementAntonyms:
demoralization, savagery, uncivilization, barbarism, rudeness, brutality
Princeton's WordNet
civilization, civilisationnoun
a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
"the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization"
Synonyms:
refinement, civilisation, culturecivilization, civilisationnoun
the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization
Synonyms:
refinement, civilisation, cultureculture, civilization, civilisationnoun
a particular society at a particular time and place
"early Mayan civilization"
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culture, cultivation, acculturation, polish, civilisation, finish, refinementrefinement, civilization, civilisationnoun
the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste
"a man of intellectual refinement"; "he is remembered for his generosity and civilization"
Synonyms:
nicety, culture, elaboration, shade, subtlety, cultivation, refining, polish, nuance, civilisation, finish, refinement, purification
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
civilizationnoun
Synonyms:
culture, cultivation, refinement
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "civilization":
civilisation, civilizations, civilized, civilisations, civilizational, civility, ming, culture
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#33 | home | |
#173 | order | |
#242 | education | |
#1172 | culture | |
#2674 | finish | |
#4835 | polish | |
#8025 | shade | |
#8770 | civilization | |
#9449 | sphere | |
#11996 | purification | |
#12827 | elegance | |
#14816 | ming | |
#15377 | cultivation | |
#16448 | refinement | |
#17245 | refining | |
#21106 | civilizations | |
#24335 | civilized | |
#28666 | elaboration | |
#30332 | civilisation | |
#37939 | nuance | |
#42719 | civility | |
#43191 | subtlety | |
#53609 | politeness | |
#68509 | civilisations | |
#76527 | acculturation | |
#84346 | amelioration | |
#173229 | civilizational | |
#182397 | nicety | |
#249643 | humanization |
How to use civilization in a sentence?
In Turkey, the education that was offered was one that was directly opposed to the people's own culture (and) own civilization.
Civilization is a limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessaries.
The aviation prizes, such as the Orteig Prize, built the aviation industry into what it is today. The competitors for the aviation prizes captured our imagination and instilled a sense of adventure in all of us which allowed aviation to grow as an industry with the support of the public. The X PRIZE, like the Orteig Prize before it, offers the spark needed to inspire the entrepreneurial spirit necessary to build this new industry and make us a true space-faring civilization.
Remember! Things in life will not always run smoothly. Sometimes we will be rising toward the heights - then all will seem to reverse itself and start downward. The great fact to remember is that the trend of civilization itself is forever upward, that a line drawn through the middle of the peaks and the valleys of the centuries always has an upward trend.
Individual commitment to a group effort -- that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.
Translations for civilization
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- ስልጣኔAmharic
- ح, حضارةArabic
- цивилизацияBulgarian
- sevenadurBreton
- civilizaceCzech
- kultur, civilisering, civilisationDanish
- Zivilisiertwerden, Kultur, ZivilisationGerman
- πολιτισμόςGreek
- civilizoEsperanto
- civilizaciónSpanish
- تمدنPersian
- sivilisaatio, kulttuuri, sivistynyt, sivistyneiyys, sivistys, sivistää, yhteiskunta, sivistyäFinnish
- civilizaciónGalician
- ardveenidManx
- ציוויליזציהHebrew
- सभ्यताHindi
- civilizációHungarian
- peradabanIndonesian
- civilizzazione, civiltàItalian
- 文明化, 文明Japanese
- 교양인, 문화, 문명화Korean
- ئاوهدانیKurdish
- civilizationLatin
- whakapuāwaitanga, puāwaitangaMāori
- beschaving, civilisatie, bewoonde wereldDutch
- sivilisasjonNorwegian
- cywilizacjaPolish
- civilizaçãoPortuguese
- civilizație, cultură, civilizare, civilitateRomanian
- цивилизация, культура, цивилизованностьRussian
- civilizácija, civilìzīranōst, цивилизираност, цивилизацијаSerbo-Croatian
- civilisation, civilisering, kulturSwedish
- நாகரிகம்Tamil
- ስልጣኔTigrinya
- sivilleşme, ekinç, medenîleşme, uygarlaşma, medeniyet, uygarlık, insanlıkTurkish
- цивілізаціяUkrainian
- تہذیبUrdu
- 文明Chinese
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