Civilized
Civilized adjective - Having or showing a taste for the fine arts and gracious living.
Usage example: a civilized older couple who are celebrated for holding dinner parties that are attended by the city's best and brightest
Erudite and civilized are semantically related In some cases you can use "Erudite" instead an adjective "Civilized".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- refined and civilized
- refined and erudite
- intellectual and civilized
- intellectual and erudite
- accomplished and civilized
- accomplished and erudite
- discerning and civilized
- discerning and erudite
- polished and civilized
- polished and erudite
- cultivated and civilized
- cultivated and erudite
- cultured and civilized
- cultured and erudite
Both words in one sentence
- Major West in 28 Days Later initially appears to be this sort of character — a civilized, erudite gentleman in contrast to his lewd, boisterous underlings.
Source: Officer and a Gentleman -
This altogether genteel and erudite mode of transport allowed its Victorian-era crew to focus on pipe smoking, tea preparation, existential angst, and other civilized behaviors.
Source: Cool Starship
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Erudite and Civilized. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/civilized/erudite
Civilized & Erudite. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/civilized/erudite>.
Erudite or Civilized. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/civilized/erudite.
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