cultures

NOUN

breeding, education, sophistication

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ability art civilization experience fashion perception practice science skill

STRONG

accomplishment address capacity class courtesy cultivation delicacy dignity discrimination dress elegance elevation enlightenment erudition finish gentility grace improvement kindness learning manners nobility polish politeness proficiency refinement savoir-faire tact training urbanity

WEAK

aestheticism good taste

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorance inability inexperience

STRONG

bad manners clumsiness coarseness crudeness harm hurt impoliteness incompetence inelegance ineptness roughness rudeness tactlessness

NOUN

ideas, values of a people

Synonyms

STRONGEST

civilization development folklore habit knowledge lifestyle society way of life

STRONG

convention customs ethnology grounding humanism mores

WEAK

arts and sciences folkways the arts

NOUN

development of land

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agriculture

STRONG

agrology agronomy cultivation farming gardening raising tending

WEAK

agronomics

Example Sentences

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"People speak the same language and the cultures are so similar. But there are so many tensions. So why not? Even if it turns into an argument, that's okay. We could argue face-to-face."

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

Others were pulled back to their lab days: “Considering volunteering my services as I have unintentionally killed Desmodesmus cultures many times,” one scientist reminisced on Bluesky.

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2026

Used wisely, it can free time for family and community, help people learn faster, bridge languages and cultures, assist the elderly, empower the disabled, and give isolated people new ways to participate in civic life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Rocha said the main goal was to seamlessly blend two distinct musical cultures.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

To other cultures, like the Mayan people of Mexico and Central America, starting with one didn’t seem like the rational thing to do.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife