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CIVILIZES Antonyms

There are 8 antonyms of the word civilizes. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For CIVILIZES

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barbarizes
verbv
verb

• become crude or savage or barbaric in behavior or language

• make crude or savage in behavior or speech

brutalizes
verbv
verb

• treat brutally

• make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman

• become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling

corrodes
verbv
verb

• cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid

• become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid

degenerates
nounn
noun

• a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

adjective satellite

• unrestrained by convention or morality

verb

• grow progressively worse

destroys
verbv
verb

• do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

• destroy completely; damage irreparably

• defeat soundly and humiliatingly

• put (an animal) to death

detracts
verbv
verb

• take away a part from; diminish

tarnishes
verbv
noun

• discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation

verb

• make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

worsens
verbv
verb

• grow worse

• make worse

Alternatives for BARBARIZES

Alternatives for BRUTALIZES

Alternatives for CORRODES

Alternatives for DEGENERATES

Alternatives for DESTROYS

Alternatives for DETRACTS

Alternatives for TARNISHES

Alternatives for WORSENS

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