Another word for impertinent
impertinent
Synonyms
impertinent
modif.
Disrespectful
saucy, insolent, impudent, pert, fresh, rude, audacious, cheeky*, sassy*; see also rude 2.
Not to the point
impertinent implies a forwardness of speech or action that is disrespectful and oversteps the bounds of propriety or courtesy; impudent implies a shameless or brazen impertinence; insolent implies defiant disrespect as displayed in openly insulting and contemptuous speech or behavior; saucy implies a flippancy and provocative levity toward one to whom respect should be shown
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Another word for impertinent
Rude and disrespectful:
assuming, assumptive, audacious, bold, boldfaced, brash, brazen, cheeky, contumelious, familiar, forward, impudent, insolent, malapert, nervy, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sassy, saucy, smart. (Informal) brassy, flip, fresh, smart-alecky, snippety, snippy, uppish, uppity. (Slang) wise1. See attitude, courtesyNot relevant or pertinent to the subject; not applicable:
extraneous, immaterial, inapplicable, irrelevant. Idioms: beside the point, neither here nor there. See relevant
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