cultural

[kuhl-cher-uhl] / ˈkʌl tʃər əl /

ADJECTIVE

educational, enlightening

Synonyms

STRONGEST

artistic developmental

WEAK

adorning advancing beautifying beneficial broadening civilizing constructive corrective dignifying disciplining edifying educative elevating ennobling enriching expanding glorifying helpful humane humanizing influential inspirational instructive learned liberal liberalizing nurturing ornamenting polishing promoting raising refined refining regenerative socializing stimulating uplifting widening

Example Sentences

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So you put all those things together and you end up with a real cultural phenomenon.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

Emma Cunliffe, interim head of operations of the cultural aid group Blue Shield International, said she unsuccessfully sought a grant earlier this year to study the implications of drone strikes on heritage sites.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

As a teenager, Sen made his debut on Park Street - the city's swinging cultural hub - performing at the San Souci Theatre.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Journalist Christopher Dring, editor of The Game Business, tells BBC News the funding was "a strong statement from the government that it is taking video games seriously as an economic and cultural force".

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

He’s making a cultural reference that she’s ignorant of again, she’s sure.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

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