Thesaurus / tactless
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synonyms for tactless
- untactful
- awkward
- blundering
- boorish
- brash
- bungling
- clumsy
- crude
- discourteous
- gauche
- gruff
- harsh
- hasty
- impolite
- impolitic
- imprudent
- inconsiderate
- indelicate
- indiscreet
- inept
- injudicious
- insensitive
- maladroit
- misunderstanding
- rash
- rough
- rude
- sharp
- stupid
- thoughtless
- uncivil
- unconsiderate
- undiplomatic
- unfeeling
- unkind
- unperceptive
- unpolished
- unsubtle
- unsympathetic
- vulgar
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It happens that I am myself a tactless sort of a person, not skillful at avoiding saying what I mean.
THE BOOK OF LIFE: VOL. I MIND AND BODY; VOL. II LOVE AND SOCIETYUPTON SINCLAIRAfter this tactless outburst, Aunt Gretchen came about and sailed out of the conservatory.
"AND THAT'S HOW IT WAS, OFFICER"RALPH SHOLTOFor a Prime Minister this outburst was regarded as a little tactless; its essential wisdom has been justified by the event.
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI, VOLUME 152, MARCH 21, 1917VARIOUSI won his affection by some sort of reminiscent impression which I shall not be tactless enough to explain to you.
CREDITORS; PARIAHAUGUST STRINDBERGAfter that tactless remark, the four brothers-in-law began to feel envious of Raven.
A TREASURY OF ESKIMO TALESCLARA KERN BAYLISSHad Shelley lived, his influence over Byron would have diminished the friction between Byron and his tactless guest.
BYRONRICHARD EDGCUMBEIndeed it would be almost impossible to do so, for any one not absolutely tactless and careless of others' feelings.
GREIFENSTEINF. MARION CRAWFORDThe colour came into her face, and she was conscious of having said something tactless, without exactly knowing what.
THE MAKING OF A PRIGEVELYN SHARPMy abuse of him had been tactless, to say the least, and I now tried another line of attack.
THE HOUSE OF A THOUSAND CANDLESMEREDITH NICHOLSONHis speech was voluble and incoherent, complimentary and tactless, kindly and aggressive, courteous and dogmatic.
THE CRUSADE OF THE EXCELSIORBRET HARTEWORDS RELATED TO TACTLESS
- audacious
- bold
- brazenfaced
- cheeky
- cocksure
- cocky
- effervescent
- flip
- foolhardy
- forward
- hasty
- headlong
- heedless
- hotheaded
- ill-advised
- impertinent
- impetuous
- impolitic
- impudent
- incautious
- inconsiderate
- indiscreet
- insolent
- madcap
- maladroit
- nervy
- precipitate
- presuming
- presumptuous
- pushing
- rash
- reckless
- rude
- self-asserting
- self-assertive
- tactless
- thoughtless
- undiplomatic
- untactful
- uppity
- vivacious
- awkward
- backward
- barnyard
- boorish
- cheap
- cloddish
- clumsy
- coarse
- crass
- dirty
- earthy
- filthy
- foul
- grody
- gross
- ignorant
- ill-bred
- indecent
- indelicate
- inelegant
- insensible
- lewd
- loud
- loud-mouthed
- loutish
- lowbred
- oafish
- obscene
- raunchy
- raw
- rough
- rude
- savage
- smutty
- tacky
- tactless
- uncouth
- unenlightened
- ungainly
- unskillful
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