Civilized and Heathenish

Civilized

Civilized adjective - Having or showing a taste for the fine arts and gracious living.

Heathenish is an antonym for civilized.

Heathenish

Heathenish adjective - Not civilized.
Usage example: believing that going to church in bare feet was heathenish, the missionaries made the natives wear shoes

Civilized is an antonym for heathenish.

Nearby Words: heathen, heathenism
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