cultural

[kuhl-cher-uhl] / ˈkʌl tʃər əl /

ADJECTIVE

educational, enlightening

Synonyms

STRONGEST

artistic developmental

WEAK

adorning advancing beautifying beneficial broadening civilizing constructive corrective dignifying disciplining edifying educative elevating ennobling enriching expanding glorifying helpful humane humanizing influential inspirational instructive learned liberal liberalizing nurturing ornamenting polishing promoting raising refined refining regenerative socializing stimulating uplifting widening

Example Sentences

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Douglas Tirola’s archival documentary highlights Leonard Bernstein as a conductor-composer as well as a celebrity, cultural ambassador and activist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The concept, as described by the organization: “to create the definitive scientific, cultural and sporting movement that safely evolves mankind into a new superhumanity.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

His departure came as Lululemon grappled with competition, concerns about waning cultural relevance, a departure from core products, and more recent questions about product quality and issues with fabric sheerness.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

"The emergence of this behaviour in macaques is both a functional and cultural one, like nutcracking in chimps, except it is driven entirely by proximity to humans," said biological anthropologist Dr Sylvain Lemoine.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

“Um, excuse you, but Harry Potter is a cultural phenomenon.”

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

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