uncultivated
adjective
un·cul·ti·vat·ed ˌən-ˈkəl-tə-ˌvā-təd 
: not cultivated: such as
a
: not put under cultivation : not tilled
uncultivated land
uncultivated fields
b
: lacking in education or refinement : uncultured
… a warmhearted, decent, uncultivated fellow …
Pauline Kael
Pauline Kael c
: growing or developing without care
an uncultivated plant
d
: not developed by training or effort
an uncultivated talent
While sources went uncultivated and leaks dried up, the capital's best reporters were caught by other stories … Richard Behar
Richard Behar
Synonyms
- natural
- untamed
- virgin
- wild
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The challenge is to fulfill this diverse and expanding demand without driving land-use-change (LUC)- the conversion of previously uncultivated lands to farms. Steven Savage, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 For centuries, when uncultivated Scottish land was appraised, only two numbers mattered: How many birds could be shot from the sky above it, and how many deer could be killed on the ground? New York Times, 5 May 2022 Kaufer will point out the medicinal and edible plants along trails in the uncultivated parts of the Taft Gardens Nature Preserve. Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2022 Kaufer will point out the medicinal and edible plants along trails in the uncultivated parts of the Taft Gardens Nature Preserve. Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2022 Kaufer will point out the medicinal and edible plants along trails in the uncultivated parts of the Taft Gardens Nature Preserve. Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2022 Kaufer will point out the medicinal and edible plants along trails in the uncultivated parts of the Taft Gardens Nature Preserve. Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2022 Kaufer will point out the medicinal and edible plants along trails in the uncultivated parts of the Taft Gardens Nature Preserve. Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2022 Kaufer will point out the medicinal and edible plants along trails in the uncultivated parts of the Taft Gardens Nature Preserve. Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2022 See More
Steven Savage, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 For centuries, when uncultivated Scottish land was appraised, only two numbers mattered: How many birds could be shot from the sky above it, and how many deer could be killed on the ground? New York Times, 5 May 2022 Kaufer will point out the medicinal and edible plants along trails in the uncultivated parts of the Taft Gardens Nature Preserve. Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2022 Kaufer will point out the medicinal and edible plants along trails in the uncultivated parts of the Taft Gardens Nature Preserve. Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2022 Kaufer will point out the medicinal and edible plants along trails in the uncultivated parts of the Taft Gardens Nature Preserve. Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2022 Kaufer will point out the medicinal and edible plants along trails in the uncultivated parts of the Taft Gardens Nature Preserve. Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2022 Kaufer will point out the medicinal and edible plants along trails in the uncultivated parts of the Taft Gardens Nature Preserve. Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2022 Kaufer will point out the medicinal and edible plants along trails in the uncultivated parts of the Taft Gardens Nature Preserve. Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1646, in the meaning defined above
uncultivated
adjective
1
as in uninhabited
existing without human habitation or cultivation miles of uncultivated land that had never been touched by a plow or an ax Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- uninhabited
- undeveloped
- untamed
- wild
- natural
- virgin
- native
- overgrown
- desolate
- unpeopled
- unsettled
- waste
- untended
- spontaneous
- forlorn
- howling
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- cultivated
- inhabited
- developed
- tamed
- seminatural
2
as in vulgar
lacking in refinement or good taste an uncultivated and ignorant philistine who cared only about money Synonyms & Similar Words
- vulgar
- rude
- crass
- uncultured
- coarse
- common
- crude
- unrefined
- unpolished
- rough
- uncouth
- gross
- rugged
- ill-bred
- low
- clumsy
- tasteless
- lowbrow
- illiberal
- raffish
- roughneck
- lowbred
- insensible
- incult
- boorish
- rough-hewn
- rustic
- uncivilized
- thoughtless
- inconsiderate
- unsophisticated
- ungentlemanly
- churlish
- lumpish
- loutish
- barbarous
- indelicate
- countrified
- cloddish
- lubberly
- clownish
- insensitive
- oafish
- rustical
- unmannered
- provincial
- inelegant
- unmannerly
- barbaric
- countryfied
- tacky
- mannerless
- graceless
- animallike
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- cultivated
- civilized
- cultured
- smooth
- refined
- polished
- aristocratic
- genteel
- tasteful
- patrician
- elegant
- well-bred
- restrained
- graceful
- sensitive
- courtly
- ultrarefined
- gracious
- thoughtful
- considerate
- sophisticated
- urbane
- citified
3
as in barbarian
not civilized an uncultivated age when people lived just to meet their day-to-day needs Synonyms & Similar Words
- barbarian
- rude
- wild
- savage
- uncivilized
- primitive
- barbarous
- heathen
- natural
- barbaric
- heathenish
- uncivil
- uncultured
- coarse
- Neanderthal
- crude
- uncouth
- Neandertal
- rough
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- civilized
- enlightened
- sophisticated
- cultured
- refined
- humane
- polite
- polished
- urbane
- genteel
- well-bred
- semicivilized