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cultured

[kuhl-cherd] / ˈkʌl tʃərd /
ADJECTIVE
well-bred, experienced
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accomplished civilized cultivated educated enlightened erudite genteel intelligent knowledgeable literate polite refined sophisticated tolerant urbane
STRONG
advanced informed lettered polished traveled understanding versed
WEAK
able aesthetic appreciative au courant blue-stocking chivalrous courteous distingue elegant gallant high-class highbrow intellectual liberal literary mannerly savant scholarly sensitive tasteful up-to-date well-informed
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignorant rude stupid uncivilized uncultured uneducated uninformed unrefined unsophisticated
WEAK
inexperienced

Example Sentences

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John Julius Norwich first saw Venice at the age of 16 in the company of his cultured father, who packed into their brief visit the distilled perspectives of decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

The French brasserie with paper-thin radishes, good cultured butter and a pinch of flaky salt.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

The researchers then applied the imaging platform to cultured breast cancer cells, mouse tumors, and healthy tissue samples.

From Science Daily • Dec. 23, 2025

Are you watching a more cultured, possession-based style now than you did 10 or 20 years ago - or are you watching your team play without the drive and commitment of years gone by?

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

Unfortunately, cultured or not, Bobby played poorly in the tournament at first.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady