BARBARIAN: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BARBARIAN?

Need another word that means the same as “barbarian”? Find 37 synonyms and 30 related words for “barbarian” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Barbarian” are: savage, boor, churl, goth, peasant, tike, tyke, brute, beast, wild man, wild woman, troglodyte, barbaric, uncivilised, uncivilized, wild, atheistic, unbelieving, agnostic, sceptical, heretical, faithless, godless, ungodly, unholy, impious, profane, infidel, barbarous, heathen, heathenish, idolatrous, pagan, primitive, brutish, neanderthal

Barbarian as a Noun

Definitions of "Barbarian" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “barbarian” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement.
• An uncultured or brutish person.
• (in ancient times) a member of a people not belonging to one of the great civilizations (Greek, Roman, Christian.
• A member of an uncivilized people.

Synonyms of "Barbarian" as a noun (12 Words)

beast	A cruelly rapacious person. Sex beasts who are assaulting victims.
boor	A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement. At last the big obnoxious boor had been dealt a stunning blow for his uncouth and belligerent manner.
brute	A savagely violent person or animal. A great brute of a machine.
churl	A bad-tempered person. This trio are used whenever some churl wants to have a pop at progressive rock.
goth	A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement.
peasant	A poor smallholder or agricultural labourer of low social status (chiefly in historical use or with reference to subsistence farming in poorer countries. Peasants left the farms to work in industry.
savage	A representation of a bearded and semi-naked man with a wreath of leaves. The mother of one of the victims has described his assailants as savages.
tike	A young person of either sex.
troglodyte	Someone who lives in a cave.
tyke	An unpleasant or coarse man. Geordies and tykes have never got on particularly well.
wild man	A wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition.
wild woman	A wild primitive state untouched by civilization.

Usage Examples of "Barbarian" as a noun

• You arrogant barbarian!
• The city was besieged by the barbarians.

Barbarian as an Adjective

Definitions of "Barbarian" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “barbarian” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Uncultured; brutish.
• Without civilizing influences-Margaret Meade.
• Relating to ancient barbarians.
• Without civilizing influences.

Synonyms of "Barbarian" as an adjective (25 Words)

agnostic	Of or pertaining to an agnostic or agnosticism. Many common file formats JPEG MP3 etc are platform agnostic.
atheistic	Disbelieving or lacking belief in the existence of God. Atheistic scientists.
barbaric	Primitive; unsophisticated. Barbaric practices.
barbarous	Able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering. Avoiding barbarous sentences or ambiguities.
brutish	Resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility. Brutish behaviour.
faithless	Having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor. Her faithless lover.
godless	Not believing in God. Humanity coming to terms with a godless world.
heathen	Relating to heathens. Heathen practices.
heathenish	Not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam.
heretical	Holding an opinion at odds with what is generally accepted. Heretical beliefs.
idolatrous	Showing extreme admiration or reverence for something. America s idolatrous worship of the auto.
impious	Lacking piety or reverence for a god. Impious toward one s parents.
infidel	Adhering to a religion other than that of the majority. The infidel foe.
neanderthal	Relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man.
pagan	Relating to pagans or their beliefs. A pagan god.
primitive	Used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies. Primitive material of the universe.
profane	(of language) blasphemous or obscene. A profane person might be tempted to violate the tomb.
savage	Marked by extreme and violent energy. A savage attack on the government.
sceptical	Not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations. The public were deeply sceptical about some of the proposals.
unbelieving	Rejecting any belief in gods. Drew could only stand there wide eyed and unbelieving.
uncivilised	Without civilizing influences-Margaret Meade.
uncivilized	Without civilizing influences-Margaret Meade. They pitied us for leaving the Smoke for such uncivilized remoteness.
ungodly	Irreligious or immoral. Ungodly lives of lust and pleasure.
unholy	Sinful; wicked. A father killing his son is an act against nature unholy and loathsome.
wild	Produced from wild animals or plants without cultivation. Wild parties.

Usage Examples of "Barbarian" as an adjective

• Barbarian invaders.
• Barbarian invasions.

Associations of "Barbarian" (30 Words)

barbaric	Savagely cruel. Barbaric practices.
barbarous	Able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering. A remote and barbarous country.
brutal	Resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility. He spoke with brutal honesty.
cruel	Able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering. People who are cruel to animals.
draconian	Of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws. The Nazis destroyed the independence of the press by a series of draconian laws.
external	Coming from the outside. He enjoyed the solemn externals of religion.
extrinsic	Not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside. Looking for extrinsic aid.
fell	The act of felling something as a tree.
ferocious	Marked by extreme and violent energy. A ferocious headache.
fiendish	Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell. A fiendish problem.
foreign	Not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source. Foreign currency.
import	Having important effects or influence. Pronouncements of world shaking import.
inhuman	Not human in nature or character. A babel of inhuman noises.
inhumane	Lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion. Confining wild horses is inhumane.
intractable	Hard to control or deal with. The most intractable issue of our era.
out	Directed outward or serving to direct something outward. I ll leave them to fight it out.
outer	A shot that strikes the outer. The outer city bypass.
outside	The region that is outside of something. The dog was still barking outside.
pitiless	(especially of weather) unrelentingly harsh or severe. A night of pitiless rain.
primitive	A painting by a primitive artist or an object in a primitive style. Ohio primitives such as treenware utensils.
reprisal	The forcible seizure of a foreign subject or their goods as an act of retaliation. The threat of reprisal.
ruthless	Without mercy or pity. A ruthless manipulator.
sadistic	Deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from inflicting pain on another. She took a sadistic pleasure in tormenting him.
savage	Subject to a vicious verbal attack; criticize brutally. The decision was a savage blow for the town.
truculence	Obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness.
truculent	Eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant. A truculent speech against the new government.
uncivilized	Impolite; bad-mannered. Forgive me for my apparent rudeness it was most uncivilized of me.
untamed	Not domesticated or otherwise controlled. Her hair was a tumble of untamed curls.
untutored	Not formally taught or trained. An untutored genius.
vicious	Having the nature of vice. The dog was vicious and likely to bite.