Indelicate synonyms and antonyms

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uncouth
Crude; unrefined.
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indecent
Of speech, that it is crude and offensive, typically in a sexual manner.
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improper
Not in keeping with conventional mores; indecorous:
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coarse
Consisting of large particles; not fine in texture:
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tactless
Not having or showing tact
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lewd (related)
Showing, or intended to excite, lust or sexual desire, esp. in an offensive way; lascivious
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brash
Arresting, pronounced, or ostentatious:
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gross
With no deductions; total; entire
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immodest
Not conforming to traditional sexual mores; indecent:
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impolite
Not polite; ill-mannered; discourteous
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indecorous
Lacking propriety or decorum.
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offensive
Of, relating to, or designed for attack:
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raw
Recently finished; fresh:
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rude
Unpleasantly forceful or harsh:
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salacious
The definition of salacious is someone or something that is sexually suggestive.
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scabrous
Covered with scales or scabs, or otherwise extremely rough
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unbecoming
Not appropriate, attractive, or flattering:
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unchaste
Not chaste.
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unrefined
(Of a person) lacking refinement; uncouth
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unseemly
Not in accord with accepted standards of decency or morality.
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vulgar
Offensively excessive in self-display or expenditure; ostentatious:
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immodesty
The state of being immodest
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indelicacy
(Countable) An indelicate act or statement
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salaciousness
The state or characteristic of being salacious.
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salacity
(Uncountable) The state or quality of being salacious; lewdness, obscenity, bawdiness.
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scabrousness
Scabrosity
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delicate (antonym)
The definition of delicate is someone or something that is subtle, fragile, frail or a skilled example of something.
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nice (antonym)
Used as an intensive with and :
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decent (antonym)
Fair; good enough; okay.
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inoffensive (antonym)
Not offensive
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pure (antonym)
Having a homogeneous or uniform composition; not mixed:
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tactful (antonym)
The definition of tactful is someone or something that shows a regard for other people's feelings.
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naughty
Immoral, sexually provocative; now in weakened sense, risqué, cheeky. [from 19th c.]
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unbefitting
Not befitting; not appropriate to.
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untoward
(Obs.) Awkward; clumsy
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barbarian
Cruel; barbarous
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barbaric
Brutal or cruel:
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boorish
Like or characteristic of a boor; rude; awkward; ill-mannered
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churlish
(Of soil) difficult to till, lacking pliancy; unmanageable
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crass
The definition of crass is something that is crude, insensitive and unrefined.
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crude
Not carefully made or done; rough
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ill-bred
(Of animals) of bad breed
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philistine
Hostile to or lacking in appreciation for art or culture, or having no understanding of them
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rough
Not polished; uncut; said of a gem.
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tasteless
Dull; uninteresting
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uncivilized
Used to describe people who display a marked lack of manners as defined by a given culture.
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uncultivated
Not cultivated by agricultural methods; not prepared for cultivation.
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uncultured
Not cultured or cultivated:
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unpolished
Not polished; not brought to a polish.
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clumsy
Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
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gauche
Lacking grace, esp. social grace; awkward; tactless
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impolitic
Not politic; unwise; injudicious; inexpedient
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undiplomatic
Not tactful or diplomatic.
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untactful
Not tactful
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out-of-line
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usual (related)
Commonly encountered, experienced, or observed:
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courtesy (related)
Free of charge.
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smooth (related)
Having no obstructions or difficulties:
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ability (related)
Lacking sensitivity and skill in dealing with others
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off-color
Not in good health or spirits.
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off-colour
Alternative spelling of off-color.
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decorous (antonym)
Characterized by or showing decorum, propriety, good taste, etc.
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impertinent (related)
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Indelicate Sentence Examples

  • She is so near to me that it almost seems indelicate to speak of her.

  • So that was how a lady announced she was pregnant under such indelicate circumstances.

  • This "Palace language" appears to have come into existence from a desire to avoid the employment in the presence of royalty of downright expressions of vulgarity or of words which might be capable of conveying an unpleasant or indelicate idea other than the meaning intended.

  • This unprincipled adventurer, even before Catherine's death in September 1548, paid indelicate attentions to Elizabeth.

  • Greig, who was sensitive to anything he considered too indelicate for publication, put a red pencil through some of the cruder ditties.

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