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Civilized

of Civilize

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Advanced 84% connected

of Advance

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Advanced 84% connected

of Advance

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Civil 84% connected

Pertaining to a city or state, or to a citizen in his relations to his fellow citizens or to the state; within the city or state.

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Civil 84% connected

Pertaining to a city or state, or to a citizen in his relations to his fellow citizens or to the state; within the city or state.

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Humane 84% connected

Pertaining to man; human.

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Humane 84% connected

Pertaining to man; human.

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Refined 84% connected

of Refine

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Refined 84% connected

of Refine

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See also 6

Humane 66% connected

Pertaining to man; human.

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Humane 66% connected

Pertaining to man; human.

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Cultivated 92% connected

of Cultivate

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Cultured 92% connected

of Culture

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Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Genteel 92% connected

Possessing or exhibiting the qualities popularly regarded as belonging to high birth and breeding; free from vulgarity, or lowness of taste or behavi…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Polite 92% connected

Smooth; polished.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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