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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World War II delayed the onset of the television age, but by 1948 it was spreading fast, and further strengthening the cultural trends radio had begun.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

The numbers are still out for 2026, but it’s safe to say that they were big enough to thrust Coachella to the forefront of the cultural conversation in an unprecedented way.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

In these examples, Legos become what Nimako described to CNN as a means of “speculative reclamation,” celebrating cultural identity and hope.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

The toy animals already have a track record as transatlantic cultural ambassadors.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

All the major European capitals—Berlin, London, Paris, Rome, Vienna—were metropolitan centers that gathered together the political, economic, and cultural energies of their respective populations in one place.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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