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Synonyms for rude
adj disrespectful, rough- abusive
- blunt
- boorish
- coarse
- crude
- ignorant
- impolite
- insulting
- intrusive
- obscene
- surly
- vulgar
- uncivil
- abrupt
- bad-mannered
- barbarian
- barbaric
- barbarous
- brusque
- brutish
- cheeky
- churlish
- crabbed
- curt
- discourteous
- graceless
- gross
- gruff
- illiterate
- impertinent
- impudent
- inconsiderate
- insolent
- loutish
- low
- offhand
- peremptory
- raw
- savage
- scurrilous
- short
- uncivilized
- uncouth
- uncultured
- uneducated
- ungracious
- unmannerly
- unpolished
- unrefined
- wild
Antonyms for rude
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
abusive
adjective. exhibiting unkind behavior or words
- calumniating
- castigating
- censorious
- contumelious
- defamatory
- derisive
- disparaging
- insolent
- insulting
- invective
- libelous
- maligning
- obloquious
- offensive
- opprobrious
- reproachful
- reviling
- rude
- sarcastic
- scathing
- scolding
- scurrilous
- sharp-tongued
- slanderous
- traducing
- upbraiding
- vilifying
- vituperative
assuming
adjective. presumptuous, arrogant
audacious
adjective. arrogant, presumptuous
awkward
adjective. clumsy, inelegant
- all thumbs
- amateurish
- artless
- blundering
- bulky
- bumbling
- bungling
- butterfingers
- coarse
- floundering
- gawky
- graceless
- green
- having two left feet
- having two left hands
- incompetent
- inept
- inexpert
- klutzy
- lumbering
- maladroit
- oafish
- rude
- stiff
- stumbling
- uncoordinated
- uncouth
- unfit
- ungainly
- ungraceful
- unhandy
- unpolished
- unrefined
- unskilled
- unskillful
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.