All lowbrow synonyms
lowΒ·brow
L l adj lowbrow
- churlish β Someone who is churlish is unfriendly, bad-tempered, or impolite.
- stupid β lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
- unschooled β not schooled, taught, or trained: Though unschooled, he had a grasp of the subject.
- illiterate β unable to read and write: an illiterate group.
- ignorant β lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
- wild β living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
- primitive β being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, especially in an early age of the world: primitive forms of life.
- rough β having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- philistine β (sometimes initial capital letter) a person who is lacking in or hostile or smugly indifferent to cultural values, intellectual pursuits, aesthetic refinement, etc., or is contentedly commonplace in ideas and tastes.
- unlettered β not educated; uneducated; untutored; ignorant.
- unread β not read, as a letter or newspaper.
- untutored β not tutored; untaught; uninstructed.
- arid β Arid land is so dry that very few plants can grow on it.
- crass β Crass behaviour is stupid and does not show consideration for other people.
- crude β A crude method or measurement is not exact or detailed, but may be useful or correct in a rough, general way.
- fallow β pale-yellow; light-brown; dun.
- savage β fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed: savage beasts.
- undeveloped β not developed.
- buy the farm β a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- unplowed β an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.
- till β up to the time of; until: to fight till death.
- barbaric β If you describe someone's behaviour as barbaric, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel or uncivilized.
- barbarous β If you describe something as barbarous, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is rough and uncivilized.
- boorish β Boorish behaviour is rough, uneducated, and rude.
- brutal β A brutal act or person is cruel and violent.
- coarse β Coarse things have a rough texture because they consist of thick threads or large pieces.
- cruel β Someone who is cruel deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals.
- inhuman β lacking qualities of sympathy, pity, warmth, compassion, or the like; cruel; brutal: an inhuman master.
- merciless β without mercy; having or showing no mercy; pitiless; cruel: a merciless critic.
- rude β discourteous or impolite, especially in a deliberate way: a rude reply.
- uncivil β without good manners; unmannerly; rude; impolite; discourteous.
- uncivilized β not civilized or cultured; barbarous.
- uncouth β awkward, clumsy, or unmannerly: uncouth behavior; an uncouth relative who embarrasses the family.
- uncultivated β prepared and used for raising crops; tilled: cultivated land.
- uncultured β the lack or absence of culture: Much modern fiction is a product of unculture.
- unsophisticated β not sophisticated; simple; artless.
- untamed β changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear.
- vicious β addicted to or characterized by vice; grossly immoral; depraved; profligate: a vicious life.
- vulgar β characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste: vulgar ostentation.
- barbarian β In former times, barbarians were people from other countries who were thought to be uncivilized and violent.
- fierce β menacingly wild, savage, or hostile: fierce animals; a fierce look.
- graceless β without any sense of right or propriety.
- tasteless β having no taste or flavor; insipid.
- asinine β If you describe something or someone as asinine, you mean that they are very foolish.
adjective lowbrow
- undemanding β requiring or claiming more than is generally felt by others to be due: a demanding teacher.
- mass-market β (of products) produced and distributed in large quantities and intended to appeal to the widest range of consumers.
- popular β regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general: a popular preacher.
- middle-of-the-road β favoring, following, or characterized by an intermediate position between two extremes, especially in politics; moderate.
- insensitive β deficient in human sensibility, acuteness of feeling, or consideration; unfeeling; callous: an insensitive person.
- inerudite β Not erudite; unlearned; ignorant.