cultivated

adjective

cul·ti·vat·ed ˈkəl-tə-ˌvā-təd How to pronounce cultivated (audio)

: refined, educated

cultivated speech

cultivated tastes

Example Sentences

the museum's annual gala for charity attracts not only a very wealthy, but also a very cultivated crowd

Recent Examples on the Web The best contribution anyone in a group like that can make is to direct the path to the next burst of deliciousness, and Oscar, with a cultivated palate and a nose that led him to make his own very fine red wine, emerged as a natural leader.

Todd Pitock, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022 Both share a quality of Frenchness to which my parents, as cultivated Czechs living in Prague in the twenties and thirties, were alive.

Janet Malcolm, The New Yorker, 14 July 2022 Kew scientists have been working with partners in 24 countries to find alternatives to common cultivated rice varieties.

Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 July 2022 According to the life cycle assessments conducted by researchers of the Dutch University of Delf, cultivated meat can offer environmental gains compared to conventional meat, especially when compared to beef production.

Daniela De Lorenzo, Forbes, 11 July 2022 Down the line, Knapp said, cultivated clones could be potentially transplanted back into the wild.

Marion Renault, The New Republic, 7 July 2022 Granted, making cultivated meat as similar to regular meat as possible is still a work in progress.

Kristen Rogers, CNN, 6 June 2022 Along with unabashed drug taking, hoaxing other reporters, and honing a cultivated but nonetheless genuinely menacing edge, Thompson quickly grasped the fact and advantage of being shunned by press corp heavyweights.

Washington Post, 10 May 2022 Whitnall Park in Franklin, Milwaukee County’s largest park, has a wealth of spring bloomers, from native wildflowers along wooded trails to cultivated beds at Boerner Botanical Gardens.

Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2022 See More

cultivated 1 of 2

adjective

as in cultured

having or showing a taste for the fine arts and gracious living the museum's annual gala for charity attracts not only a very wealthy, but also a very cultivated crowd

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

cultured
civilized
accomplished
polished
refined
educated
polite
couth
literate
sophisticated
genteel
civil
scholarly
cosmopolitan
learned
cerebral
intellectual
bourgeois
highbrow
intellectualistic
intellectualist
knowledgeable
highbrowed
erudite
urbane
courteous
middlebrow
high-toned
well-bred
well-read
mannerly
overcivilized
oversophisticated
hypercivilized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

unrefined
uncultured
uncivilized
ignorant
unpolished
barbarous
uneducated
barbaric
illiterate
coarse
ungenteel
rustic
lowbrow
unlettered
unintelligent
philistine
unsophisticated
provincial
backwoods
crude
uncouth
boorish
vulgar
rustical
ill-bred
polyester
clownish
churlish
cloddish
ill-mannered
inelegant

cultivated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of cultivate

as in developed

to come to have gradually cultivated a taste for opera in order to fit in with his new circle of friends

Synonyms & Similar Words

developed
acquired
formed
gained
adopted
obtained
got
absorbed
attained
achieved
reached
embraced
nurtured
fostered
promoted
nourished
took on
took in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

lost
abandoned
deserted
discarded
forsook
dumped
rejected
unloaded
jettisoned
shed
sloughed
ditched
threw away
threw out
cast
scrapped
junked
flung (off or away)
shucked (off)
sluffed

as in nurtured

to help the growth or development of cultivated a passion for learning among his students over the years

Synonyms & Similar Words

nurtured
fostered
promoted
encouraged
nourished
advanced
incubated
furthered
forwarded
supported
advocated
assisted
championed
funded
nursed
endorsed
financed
upheld
aided
patronized
backed
endowed
subsidized
staked
publicized
abetted
underwrote
advertised
boosted
indorsed
touted
plugged
wrought (for)
worked (for)
agitated (for)
campaigned (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

inhibited
hindered
prevented
prohibited
discouraged
proscribed
opposed
enjoined
fought
outlawed
suppressed
banned
combated
frustrated
barred
countered
forbade
repressed
subdued
stifled
combatted
arrested
checked
squashed
contended (with)
battled
interdicted
squelched
halted
retarded
encumbered
impeded
obstructed
forbad
interfered (with)
hobbled
shackled
fettered
snuffed (out)
manacled

as in grew

to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care in an attempt to produce New World counterparts of the wines that he had enjoyed in Europe, Jefferson cultivated several varieties of grapes at Monticello

Synonyms & Similar Words

grew
produced
planted
harvested
cultured
promoted
tended
raised
bred
reared
propagated
cropped
dressed
rooted
ripened
gathered
sprouted
sowed
gleaned
germinated
reaped
quickened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

killed
plucked
picked
uprooted
dug
extirpated
pulled (up)
cut
mowed
hayed

as in harvested

to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on we ought to cultivate the field out back

Synonyms & Similar Words

harvested
farmed
planted
tended
tilled
cropped
reaped
hoed
harrowed
sharecropped

单词	cultivated
释义	cultivated adjective cul·ti·vat·ed ˈkəl-tə-ˌvā-təd : refined, educated cultivated speech cultivated tastes Synonyms accomplished civilized couth cultured genteel polished refined See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the museum's annual gala for charity attracts not only a very wealthy, but also a very cultivated crowd Recent Examples on the Web The best contribution anyone in a group like that can make is to direct the path to the next burst of deliciousness, and Oscar, with a cultivated palate and a nose that led him to make his own very fine red wine, emerged as a natural leader. Todd Pitock, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022 Both share a quality of Frenchness to which my parents, as cultivated Czechs living in Prague in the twenties and thirties, were alive. Janet Malcolm, The New Yorker, 14 July 2022 Kew scientists have been working with partners in 24 countries to find alternatives to common cultivated rice varieties. Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 July 2022 According to the life cycle assessments conducted by researchers of the Dutch University of Delf, cultivated meat can offer environmental gains compared to conventional meat, especially when compared to beef production. Daniela De Lorenzo, Forbes, 11 July 2022 Down the line, Knapp said, cultivated clones could be potentially transplanted back into the wild. Marion Renault, The New Republic, 7 July 2022 Granted, making cultivated meat as similar to regular meat as possible is still a work in progress. Kristen Rogers, CNN, 6 June 2022 Along with unabashed drug taking, hoaxing other reporters, and honing a cultivated but nonetheless genuinely menacing edge, Thompson quickly grasped the fact and advantage of being shunned by press corp heavyweights. Washington Post, 10 May 2022 Whitnall Park in Franklin, Milwaukee County’s largest park, has a wealth of spring bloomers, from native wildflowers along wooded trails to cultivated beds at Boerner Botanical Gardens. Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1645, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition cultivated adjective cul·ti·vat·ed ˈkəl-tə-ˌvā-təd 1 : raised or grown on a farm or under other controlled conditions cultivated fruits 2 : having or showing good education and proper manners cultivated 1 of 2 adjective as in cultured having or showing a taste for the fine arts and gracious living the museum's annual gala for charity attracts not only a very wealthy, but also a very cultivated crowd Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance cultured civilized accomplished polished refined educated polite couth literate sophisticated genteel civil scholarly cosmopolitan learned cerebral intellectual bourgeois highbrow intellectualistic intellectualist knowledgeable highbrowed erudite urbane courteous middlebrow high-toned well-bred well-read mannerly overcivilized oversophisticated hypercivilized Antonyms & Near Antonyms unrefined uncultured uncivilized ignorant unpolished barbarous uneducated barbaric illiterate coarse ungenteel rustic lowbrow unlettered unintelligent philistine unsophisticated provincial backwoods crude uncouth boorish vulgar rustical ill-bred polyester clownish churlish cloddish ill-mannered inelegant See More cultivated 2 of 2 verb past tense of cultivate 1 as in developed to come to have gradually cultivated a taste for opera in order to fit in with his new circle of friends Synonyms & Similar Words developed acquired formed gained adopted obtained got absorbed attained achieved reached embraced nurtured fostered promoted nourished took on took in Antonyms & Near Antonyms lost abandoned deserted discarded forsook dumped rejected unloaded jettisoned shed sloughed ditched threw away threw out cast scrapped junked flung (off or away) shucked (off) sluffed See More 2 as in nurtured to help the growth or development of cultivated a passion for learning among his students over the years Synonyms & Similar Words nurtured fostered promoted encouraged nourished advanced incubated furthered forwarded supported advocated assisted championed funded nursed endorsed financed upheld aided patronized backed endowed subsidized staked publicized abetted underwrote advertised boosted indorsed touted plugged wrought (for) worked (for) agitated (for) campaigned (for) Antonyms & Near Antonyms inhibited hindered prevented prohibited discouraged proscribed opposed enjoined fought outlawed suppressed banned combated frustrated barred countered forbade repressed subdued stifled combatted arrested checked squashed contended (with) battled interdicted squelched halted retarded encumbered impeded obstructed forbad interfered (with) hobbled shackled fettered snuffed (out) manacled See More 3 as in grew to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care in an attempt to produce New World counterparts of the wines that he had enjoyed in Europe, Jefferson cultivated several varieties of grapes at Monticello Synonyms & Similar Words grew produced planted harvested cultured promoted tended raised bred reared propagated cropped dressed rooted ripened gathered sprouted sowed gleaned germinated reaped quickened Antonyms & Near Antonyms killed plucked picked uprooted dug extirpated pulled (up) cut mowed hayed See More 4 as in harvested to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on we ought to cultivate the field out back Synonyms & Similar Words harvested farmed planted tended tilled cropped reaped hoed harrowed sharecropped
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