having bad manners and not showing respect for other people synonym impolite He didn't wish to appear discourteous. opposite courteous Thesaurusrude
- sassy
- insolent
- disrespectful
- impolite
- impertinent
- discourteous
- rude having or showing a lack of respect for other people and their feelings:Why are you so rude to your mother? It's rude to speak when you're eating.
- sassy (informal) (especially of children) rude in an amusing or an annoying way:sassy behavior a sassy remark
- insolent (somewhat formal) very rude, especially to someone who is older or more important Insolent is used especially to talk about the behavior of children toward adults.
- disrespectful (somewhat formal) showing a lack of respect for someone or something:Some people said he had been disrespectful to the President in his last speech.
- impolite (somewhat formal) not behaving in a pleasant way that follows the rules of society:Some people think it is impolite to ask someone's age. Impolite is often used in the phrases It seemed impolite.. and It would be impolite...
- impertinent (formal) not showing respect for someone who is older or more important
- discourteous (formal) having bad manners and not showing respect:He didn't wish to appear discourteous.
- rude/sassy/disrespectful/impolite/discourteous to somebody
- rude/impolite/impertinent to do something
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