Civilized and Simple

Civilized

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

Simple is an antonym for civilized in cultured topic.

Simple

Simple adjective - Free from any intent to deceive or impress others.
Usage example: growing up in simple innocence

Civilized is an antonym for simple.

Both words in one sentence

  • Big Creepy-Crawlies: Several insectoid species, which tend to be intelligent, civilized beings as opposed to monsters or simple animals.
  • Western Animation / The Good Dinosaur Partially Civilized Animal: The dinosaurs have a society of sorts - Arlo's family run a farm and build simple structures and implements, the Tyrannosaurus herd cattle - but otherwise act and move like animals.
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