PHILISTINE Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word philistine. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for PHILISTINE
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| lowbrow | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits adjective satellite • characteristic of a person who is not cultivated or does not have intellectual tastes | ||||||||
| barbarian | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a member of an uncivilized people • a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement adjective satellite • without civilizing influences | ||||||||
| boor | nounn | |||||||
noun • a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement | ||||||||
| commoner | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who holds no title | ||||||||
| ignoramus | nounn | |||||||
noun • an ignorant person | ||||||||
| lout | nounn | |||||||
noun • an awkward stupid person | ||||||||
| plebeian | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • one of the common people adjective satellite • of or associated with the great masses of people | ||||||||
| savage | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a member of an uncivilized people • a cruelly rapacious person adjective satellite • (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering • wild and menacing • without civilizing influences • marked by extreme and violent energy verb • attack brutally and fiercely • criticize harshly or violently | ||||||||
| uncivilized | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • without civilizing influences | ||||||||
| uncouth | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking refinement or cultivation or taste | ||||||||
| uncultured | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (of persons) lacking art or knowledge | ||||||||
| unrefined | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not refined or processed • (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth | ||||||||
| vulgarian | nounn | |||||||
noun • a vulgar person (especially someone who makes a vulgar display of wealth) | ||||||||
| yahoo | nounn | |||||||
noun • one of a race of brutes resembling men but subject to the Houyhnhnms in a novel by Jonathan Swift • a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture • a widely used search engine for the web that finds information, news, images, products, finance | ||||||||
| anti-intellectual | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits adjective satellite • smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values | ||||||||
| heathen | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person who does not acknowledge your god adjective satellite • not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam | ||||||||
