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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So you put all those things together and you end up with a real cultural phenomenon.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

As a teenager, Sen made his debut on Park Street - the city's swinging cultural hub - performing at the San Souci Theatre.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Cooperation is key for Unesco as well, and its ties to antiquities authorities in Lebanon led it to flag 39 additional cultural sites on its International List of Cultural Property under Enhanced Protection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The 2026 festival celebrates 25 years of music and art, having evolved into a massive global cultural phenomenon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Another interpretation of the US origin myth found in some history books is the idea that relations between the Native people and the European Americans should be viewed as a cultural conflict.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

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