rude
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- impolite, abusive, cheeky, discourteous, disrespectful, ill-mannered, impertinent, impudent, insolent, insulting, uncivil, unmannerly
- vulgar, boorish, brutish, coarse, graceless, loutish, oafish, rough, uncivilized, uncouth, uncultured
- unpleasant, abrupt, harsh, sharp, startling, sudden
- roughly-made, artless, crude, inartistic, inelegant, makeshift, primitive, raw, rough, simple

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Antonyms: civil, urbane
Contrasted words: dressed, fashioned, finished, formed, hewn, polished, worked, wrought, accurate, correct, faultless, perfect, exact, precise, meticulous, scrupulous, courteous, genteel, mannerly, polite, well-mannered, bland, diplomatic, politic, smooth, suave, affable, considerate, gracious
Related Idioms: in the ball park
Related Words: unlicked, unprocessed, primitive, rudimental, rudimentary, crude, imperfect, imprecise, inexact, brusque, crusty, curt, gruff, harsh, intrusive, meddlesome, crabbed, surly, boorish, churlish, clownish, loutish

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English Thesaurus: rude, impolite/not polite, cheeky, tactless, offensive, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

rude S3 /ruːd/ adjective (comparative ruder, superlative rudest)
[Word Family: noun: rudeness; adverb: rudely; adjective: rude]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin rudis 'raw, rough']

1. speaking or behaving in a way that is not polite and is likely to offend or annoy people Synonym : impolite Antonym : polite:
a rude remark
I didn’t mean to be rude, but I had to leave early.
rude to
Why are you so rude to her?
it is rude to do something
It’s rude to stare.

2. rude jokes, words, songs etc are about sex Synonym : dirty American English

3. rude awakening/shock a situation in which you suddenly realize something unpleasant:
If they expect the match to be friendly, they’re in for a rude awakening.

4. in rude health British English old-fashioned very healthy

5. literary made in a simple basic way:
a rude wooden hut
—rudely adverb:
We were rudely awakened by the storm.
He answered me very rudely.
—rudeness noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

rude
adj.
VERBS appear, be, seem, sound | become | consider sth, think sb/sth I hope you won't think me rude if I leave early.
ADV. downright, extremely, really, terribly, very He wasn't just impolite?he was downright rude.
a bit, a little, pretty, quite, rather | deliberately
PREP. about He's very rude about her cooking.
to Don't be so rude to your mother!

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

rude
adjective
BAD: The shop assistant was very rude with me.
GOOD: The shop assistant was very rude to me.

Usage Note:
rude to sb (NOT with ): 'Why is he so rude to people?'

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rude not following the rules of good social behaviour or treating other people with a lack of respect:
It’s rude to interrupt.
He’s the rudest man I’ve ever met.
rude remarks about her stomach
impolite/not polite not following the rules of good social behaviour. Impolite sounds rather formal:
It is impolite to stare.
It’s not polite to talk with your mouth full of food.
cheeky British English, smart/sassy American English behaving in a way that is a little rude, especially when this is amusing or annoying – used especially about children:
a cheeky grin
Let go, you cheeky monkey (=cheeky child)!
Don’t get smart with me!
tactless saying things that are likely to upset or embarrass someone, without intending to:
a tactless remark
How could you be so tactless?
offensive speaking or behaving in a way that is likely to upset or offend someone:
His remarks are offensive to African-Americans.
offensive language
insulting speaking or behaving in a way that is very rude and offensive to someone:
comments that are insulting to women
The article was full of insulting language.
discourteous /dɪsˈkɜːtiəs $ -ɜːr-/ formal rather rude. Discourteous sounds very formal and is often used when talking about being careful not to upset someone’s feelings:
He did not wish to appear discourteous towards his host.
It would seem discourteous to refuse her offer.
ill-mannered (also bad-mannered) especially written behaving in a rude way, especially because you have never been taught how to behave politely:
Ill-mannered movie-goers talked throughout the entire picture.
It was very bad-mannered.
disrespectful not showing the proper respect for someone or something:
I felt her comments were disrespectful to all the people who have worked so hard on this project.
impertinent formal not showing a proper respect for someone, especially by asking or talking about subjects that you do not have a right to know about:
an impertinent question about his private life
an impertinent young man
Would it be impertinent to ask how old you are?
insolent formal behaving in a way that is deliberately very rude to someone in authority:
The girl’s only response was an insolent stare.
Don’t be so insolent!
impudent formal rude, and having no respect for people who are older or more important:
The boy gave an impudent smile.
irreverent showing a lack of respect for someone or something who people are supposed to respect – used especially about comedy programmes and newspaper articles:
an irreverent look at the week’s events
his irreverent sense of humour

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