Another word for rude
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Adjective
Not civilized
- Discourteous; rude:
- Uncivilized.
- Occurring, growing, or living in a natural state; not domesticated, cultivated, or tamed:
- Not inhabited or farmed:
- Uncivilized or barbarous.
- Not cultured or cultivated:
- Not cultivated by standard agricultural methods:
- Socially unpolished, uncultured, or unrefined.
- Not civilized; barbarous.
- Not domesticated or cultivated; wild:
- Not civilized; barbaric:
- Vicious or merciless; brutal:
- Of or relating to an early or original stage or state; primeval:
- Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution:
- Having developed early in the evolutionary history of a group:
- Primitive or undeveloped in culture and customs; uncivilized.
- Lacking refinement or culture; coarse:
- Characterized by savagery; very cruel:
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of barbarians.
- Marked by crudeness or lack of sophistication:
- Brutal or cruel:
- A member of one of the non-Greek peoples in the ancient world, regarded by the ancient Greeks as culturally inferior.
- A member of any of various peoples living outside the Roman Empire or not fully integrated into Greco-Roman civilization.
- A member of a people considered uncivilized or culturally inferior by members of another people.
Lacking expert, careful craftsmanship
- Not smooth and shiny:
- Not elaborated, perfected, or completed:
- Not having attained a high degree of skill:
- Having a surface marked by irregularities, protuberances, or ridges; not smooth:
- Coarse or shaggy to the touch:
- Difficult to travel over or through:
- Uncooked:
- Being in a natural condition; not processed or refined:
- Not finished, covered, or coated:
- Of or relating to an early or original stage or state; primeval:
- Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution:
- Having developed early in the evolutionary history of a group:
- Being in an unrefined or natural state:
- Lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive:
- Lacking in sophistication or subtlety; simplistic:
See also:Lacking in delicacy or refinement
- Crudely indecent:
- Deficient in taste, consideration, or refinement:
- Given to crudity or tastelessness, as in one's behavior:
- crude, raw or unprocessed
- (of a person) lacking refinement; uncouth
- Not smooth and shiny:
- Not elaborated, perfected, or completed:
- Not having attained a high degree of skill:
- Not cultured or cultivated:
- Not cultivated by standard agricultural methods:
- Socially unpolished, uncultured, or unrefined.
- Crude; unrefined.
- Awkward or clumsy; ungraceful.
- Foreign; unfamiliar.
- Not civilized; barbarous.
- Lacking flavor; insipid.
- Not having or showing good taste.
- Having a surface marked by irregularities, protuberances, or ridges; not smooth:
- Coarse or shaggy to the touch:
- Difficult to travel over or through:
- A member of a people, perhaps of Aegean origin, who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century bc .
- A person who is smugly indifferent or hostile to art and culture.
- Of or relating to ancient Philistia.
- Slightly at odds with established standards of propriety; somewhat improper, offensive, or coarse:
- Lacking in consideration for the feelings of others; tactless.
- Badly brought up; impolite and crude.
- Not thoroughbred; underbred. Used of animals.
- Exclusive of deductions; total:
- Unmitigated in any way; utter:
- So obvious or conspicuous as to cause or heighten offense:
- Being in an unrefined or natural state:
- Lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive:
- Lacking in sophistication or subtlety; simplistic:
- So crude and unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility.
- Of low, common, or inferior quality.
- Lacking in delicacy or refinement:
- Vulgar or indecent:
- Of, like, or befitting a churl; boorish or vulgar.
- Having a bad disposition; surly:
- Difficult to work with, such as soil; intractable.
- Resembling or characteristic of a boor; rude and clumsy in behavior.
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of barbarians.
- Marked by crudeness or lack of sophistication:
- Brutal or cruel:
- A member of one of the non-Greek peoples in the ancient world, regarded by the ancient Greeks as culturally inferior.
- A member of any of various peoples living outside the Roman Empire or not fully integrated into Greco-Roman civilization.
- A member of a people considered uncivilized or culturally inferior by members of another people.
Lacking good manners
- Not smooth and shiny:
- Not elaborated, perfected, or completed:
- Not having attained a high degree of skill:
- Ill-mannered; rude.
- Lacking social grace or graciousness; rude.
- Not pleasant or acceptable; unattractive.
- Discourteous; rude:
- Uncivilized.
- Not polite; discourteous.
- Lacking or indicating a lack of good manners; rude.
- Badly brought up; impolite and crude.
- Not thoroughbred; underbred. Used of animals.
- Having or exhibiting a lack of respect; rude and discourteous.
- Exhibiting no courtesy; rude.
See also:Characterized by unpleasant discordance of sound
- Sounding harsh to the ear; dissonant.
- Not skilled or interested in music.
- Alternative form of inharmonious.
- Not in harmony; discordant.
- Not in accord or agreement.
- Not harmonic; discordant.
- Harsh and inharmonious in sound; discordant.
- Being at variance; disagreeing.
- Constituting or producing a dissonance.
- Lacking in harmony.
- Not being in accord; conflicting.
- Disagreeable in sound; harsh or dissonant.
- Having a harsh, unpleasant sound; discordant.
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Another word for rude
Modifier
Boorish
Not polite
- Having, resembling, or being a crust:
- Outspoken and surly. Used especially of older people.
- Haughty or presumptuous, especially for one's rank or social standing:
- Not complacent or deferential; strongly self-assertive:
- Made of or decorated with brass.
- Resembling brass, as in color.
- Resembling or characterized by the sound of brass instruments:
- Snobbishly aloof; haughty.
- High-class; exclusive.
- Dirtied with nasal mucus.
- Impertinent; arrogant:
- To throw or toss with a light brisk motion:
- To toss in the air, imparting a spin:
- To cause to turn over or around, especially with a light quick motion:
- Rude and disrespectful; impudent.
- Lively and spirited; jaunty.
- Stylish; chic:
- Sharp-tongued; impertinent:
- Occurring in pieces; fragmentary.
- having a bad temper or cranky disposition; irritable
- Having a bad temper; irritable.
- Not civilized; barbarous.
- Having or being a taste that is sharp, acrid, and unpleasant.
- Causing a sharply unpleasant, painful, or stinging sensation; harsh:
- Difficult or distasteful to accept, admit, or bear:
- Bitter and sharp in language or tone; rancorous:
- Inclined to meddle or interfere.
- Intruding or tending to intrude.
- Of or relating to igneous rock that is forced while molten into cracks or between other layers of rock.
- Epenthetic.
- Marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others:
- Informal; unofficial.
- Motivated by the desire to help others.
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of a master or teacher; authoritative:
- Sedately dignified in appearance or manner:
- Dogmatic; overbearing:
- Tending to tell others what to do in an presumptuous manner.
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of a dictator or dictatorship; autocratic.
- Presumptuous; arrogant.
- On the assumption that; supposing:
- Arrogantly impudent; brazen.
- Showing or requiring courage and fortitude; bold.
- Jumpy; nervous.
- Impertinently bold; impudent and saucy.
- An act of intimidating a weaker person to do something, especially such repeated coercion.
- Persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant for another person.
- Present participle of bully.
- Overly self-assertive or self-confident.
- Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid:
- Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment:
- Requiring great effort or endurance:
- Unsparing, harsh, or strict, as in treatment of others:
- Marked by or requiring strict adherence to rigorous standards or high principles:
- Stern or forbidding, as in manner or appearance:
- Extremely ruthless or cruel.
- Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.
- Harsh; unrelenting:
- determined to advance one's own personality or views
- Using power or authority without proper consideration for the feelings or rights of others.
- Domineering in manner; arrogant:
- Overwhelming in power or significance; predominant:
- Arrogant in asserting or attempting to assert one's will over others; overbearing.
- Not to one's liking; unpleasant or offensive.
- Having a quarrelsome, bad-tempered manner.
- Given to the use of vulgar, coarse, or abusive language.
- Expressed in vulgar, coarse, or abusive language.
- Of a malicious or slanderous nature; defamatory:
- Not physically sensitive; numb.
- Lacking in sensitivity to the feelings or circumstances of others; unfeeling.
- Indifferent or inattentive: