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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He’s neither a television celebrity nor a cultural icon.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

America’s new social obsession, mahjong’s become younger, cooler, trendier, and bigger postpandemic—though not without debate over commercialization and cultural appropriation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 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

Journalist Christopher Dring, editor of The Game Business, tells BBC News the funding was "a strong statement from the government that it is taking video games seriously as an economic and cultural force".

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Yet some innate imperative to make music has guaranteed its existence—a remarkable feat considering that music requires such intense cultural investment.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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