BARBAROUS


Meaning of BARBAROUS in English

adjective

1.

Synonyms: barbarian 1, barbaric, Gothic, Hunnish, rude, savage, uncivil, uncivilized, uncultivated, wild

2.

Synonyms: outrageous 1, unchristian, uncivilized, unconscionable, ungodly, unholy, wicked

3.

Synonyms: barbaric 1, barbarian, graceless, outlandish, tasteless, vulgar, wild

Related Word: backward, benighted, cretinous, ignorant, illiterate, lowbrow, philistine, uneducated, unlettered, unread, unschooled, untaught, untutored

Contrasted words: aware, informed, sophisticated, with-it; finished, polished, rounded; well-bred, well-mannered; educated, intelligent, learned, schooled; erudite, well-read

4.

Synonyms: fierce 1, cruel, fell, ferocious, grim, inhuman, inhumane, savage, truculent, wolfish

Related Word: heartless, uncompassionate, unmerciful; atrocious, monstrous, outrageous; bloody, butcherly, sanguinary; fiendish, sadistic

Contrasted words: forbearing, lenient, merciful, tolerant; compassionate, sympathetic, tender; benevolent, humane, humanitarian

Antonyms: clement

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