Another word for impertinent
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Adjective
Rude and disrespectful
- Presumptuous; arrogant.
- Taking too much for granted; presumptuous
- Taken for granted; assumed.
- Held as true or valid without evidence.
- Forward or presumptuous.
- Not restrained by a sense of shame or propriety; rudely bold; brazen
- Fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold.
- Bold or daring; fearless
- Showing a readiness to take risks or face danger; daring; fearless
- Strong or pronounced; prominent:
- Unduly forward and brazen; impudent:
- Boldface
- Impudent or forward in manner
- Hasty or unrestrained without regard for consequences:
- Offensively bold; pushing, presumptuous, impudent, etc.
- Presumptuously forward; impudent:
- Having a loud, usually harsh, resonant sound:
- Showing no shame; bold; impudent
- Like brass in color or other qualities
- (Informal) Impudent; impertinent.
- (Informal) Saucy; impudent; insolent
- Impertinently bold; impudent and saucy.
- Rude in a contemptuous way; insulting and humiliating
- Having fair knowledge; acquainted:
- Often encountered or seen:
- Natural and unstudied; informal:
- Located ahead or in advance:
- Going, tending, or moving toward a position in front:
- Moving in a prescribed direction or order for normal use:
- (Obsolete) Immodest.
- Offensively bold or disrespectful; insolent or impertinent.
- Boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior; impertinent; impudent
- Audaciously rude or disrespectful; impertinent or impudent.
- (Archaic) Presumptuous and insulting in manner or speech; arrogant.
- (Informal) Rudely bold; brazen; impudent
- Showing or requiring courage and fortitude; bold.
- Full of courage; bold
- Excessively confident; presumptuous.
- Presumptuous, cocksure, rude and disrespectful.
- Confident without adequate reason; too confident
- (Dial.) In good spirits or health; lively; brisk
- Attractive or stylish in appearance:
- Bold or impudent in speech or behavior; saucy; forward
- Having or showing excessive and arrogant self-confidence; presumptuous.
- Going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward:
- Too bold or forward; taking too much for granted; showing overconfidence, arrogance, or effrontery
- (Informal) Annoyingly aggressive and persistent
- Aggressively ambitious; overly assertive, bold or determined.
- Disagreeably aggressive or forward.
- Having the consistency of or covered with sauce:
- Attractive or stylish, especially in being sexually alluring:
- Impertinent or disrespectful, especially in a playful or lively way:
- Fashionable; elegant:
- Capable of making adjustments that resemble those resulting from human decisions, chiefly by means of electronic sensors and computer technology:
- Amusingly clever; witty:
- Made of or decorated with brass.
- (Music) Resembling or characterized by the sound of brass instruments:
- Like brass, as in color
- (Informal) Flippant; saucy; impertinent
- Marked by casual disrespect; impertinent:
- Not yet used or soiled; clean:
- Fairly strong and often cool; brisk:
- Having the glowing or unspoiled appearance of youth:
- Having the quality of a smart-aleck; rude, disrespectful
- (Informal) Curt, sharp, or snappish, esp. in an insolent manner
- Occurring in pieces; fragmentary.
- Made up of small scraps or snips; fragmentary
- Haughty or presumptuous, especially for one's rank or social standing:
- Inclined to be haughty, arrogant, snobbish, etc.
- Behaving in a way regarded as above one's rightful station or class
- Having or showing good judgment; sagacious; prudent
- Provided with information; informed. Often used with to :
- Impudent; fresh
Not relevant or pertinent to the subject; not applicable
- Not constituting an essential or vital element or part:
- Not truly or properly belonging; not essential
- Not pertinent; irrelevant
- Of no importance or relevance; inconsequential or irrelevant.
- Having no material body or form.
- Not consisting of matter; incorporeal; spiritual
- Not applicable:
- Not applicable; not suitable; inappropriate
- Not applicable; incapable of being applied; not adapted; not suitable; as, the argument is inapplicable to the case.
- Not relevant; not pertinent; not to the point; not relating to the subject
- With evidence or testimony, not pertinent to the claims or defenses in the case. With evidence or testimony, not pertinent to the claims or defenses in the case.
- Unrelated to the matter being considered.
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Another word for impertinent
Modifier
Disrespectful
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Synonym Study
- Saucy implies a flippancy and provocative levity toward one to whom respect should be shown
- Insolent implies defiant disrespect as displayed in openly insulting and contemptuous speech or behavior
- Impudent implies a shameless or brazen impertinence
- Impertinent implies a forwardness of speech or action that is disrespectful and oversteps the bounds of propriety or courtesy
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