Civilization and Rusticity
Opposite meaning words
Civilization
Civilization noun - A high level of taste and enlightenment as a result of extensive intellectual training and exposure to the arts.
Usage example: by the 18th century Boston had reached a level of civilization sufficiently advanced to support a circle of portrait painters
Rusticity is an antonym for civilization.
Rusticity
Rusticity noun - The quality of being rustic or gauche.
Civilization is an antonym for rusticity.
Nearby Words: rustic, rustication, rustically
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Rusticity and Civilization. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/civilization/rusticity
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Rusticity or Civilization. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/civilization/rusticity.
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