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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The toy animals already have a track record as transatlantic cultural ambassadors.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Even high-profile cases involving figures like Sean Combs reflect the same cultural reflex: disbelief, deflection, delay.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2026

Tulsa is home to more mainstream cultural attractions—for instance, the Bob Dylan Center, a museum that hosts his archives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Tiffany Naiman, the director of music industry programs at UCLA, said the sustained interest in the pop icon speaks to his loyal fan base and place in American cultural history.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

But the cultural determinists do not accept this.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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