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| Main Entry: | rude |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disrespectful, rough |
| Synonyms: | abrupt, abusive, barbarian, barbaric, barbarous, blunt, boorish, brusque, cheeky, churlish, coarse, crude, curt, discourteous, graceless, gross, gruff, ignorant, illiterate, impertinent, impolite, impudent, inconsiderate, insolent, insulting, intrusive, loutish, low, obscene, offhand, peremptory, raw, savage, scurrilous, short, surly, uncivil, uncivilized, uncouth, uncultured, uneducated, ungracious, unmannerly, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar, wild, bad-mannered, brutish, crabbed |
| Antonyms: | kind, mannerly, nice, polite, respectful |
| Main Entry: | rude |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | crude, primitive |
| Synonyms: | angular, artless, barbarous, callow, coarse, formless, fresh, green, ignorant, inelegant, inexperienced, inexpert, makeshift, primal, raw, rough, rudimentary, shapeless, simple, uncivilized, uncultivated, unfinished, unformed, unpolished, unrefined, wild, inartistic, roughhewn, roughly made, rudimental, unconversant, unfashioned, unhewn, unprocessed |
| Antonyms: | polished, refined, sophisticated |
| Main Entry: | rude |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sudden; approximate |
| Synonyms: | abrupt, harsh, imperfect, inexact, proximate, rough, sharp, startling, stormy, turbulent, unpleasant, violent, guessed, imprecise, in the ballpark, surmised, unprecise |
| Antonyms: | exact, gradual, smooth |
| Main Entry: | abusive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exhibiting unkind behavior or words |
| Synonyms: | censorious, defamatory, derisive, disparaging, insolent, insulting, invective, libelous, offensive, opprobrious, rude, sarcastic, scathing, scolding, scurrilous, sharp-tongued, slanderous, calumniating, castigating, contumelious, maligning, obloquious, reproachful, reviling, traducing, upbraiding, vilifying, vituperative |
| Antonyms: | complimentary, kind, respectful |
| Main Entry: | assuming |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | presumptuous, arrogant |
| Synonyms: | bold, conceited, disdainful, domineering, egotistic, forward, haughty, imperious, overbearing, pushy, rude |
| Antonyms: | doubting, unassuming |
| Main Entry: | barbarian |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | crude, savage |
| Synonyms: | barbaric, barbarous, boorish, brutal, coarse, cruel, inhuman, merciless, primitive, rough, rude, uncivil, uncivilized, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unsophisticated, untamed, vicious, vulgar, wild, lowbrow, philistine |
| Antonyms: | civilized, cultured, educated, humane, kind, nice, polite, refined, sophisticated |
| Main Entry: | barbaric |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | crude, savage |
| Synonyms: | barbarian, barbarous, boorish, brutal, coarse, cruel, fierce, graceless, inhuman, primitive, rough, rude, tasteless, uncivilized, uncouth, vulgar, wild, lowbrow |
| Notes: | barbaric pertains to crudeness and uncivility (based on Greek barbaros 'foreign'); barbarous pertains to cruelty, harshness, and immorality |
| Main Entry: | barbarous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | crude, savage |
| Synonyms: | atrocious, barbarian, barbaric, brutal, coarse, cruel, ferocious, heartless, ignorant, inhuman, monstrous, primitive, rough, rude, ruthless, sadistic, truculent, uncivil, uncivilized, uncouth, uncultured, unsophisticated, vicious, vulgar, wicked, wild, brutish, inhumane, wolfish |
| Antonyms: | civilized, cultured, educated, kind, nice, polite, refined, sophisticated |
| Main Entry: | bawdy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | vulgar, dirty |
| Synonyms: | blue, cheap, coarse, erotic, gross, indecent, indecorous, indelicate, lascivious, lecherous, lewd, libidinous, licentious, lustful, obscene, off-color, prurient, ribald, risqué, rude, salacious, suggestive |
| Antonyms: | chaste, clean, decent, proper, virginal |
| Main Entry: | bluff |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abrupt |
| Synonyms: | barefaced, blunt, brief, brusque, candid, crusty, curt, direct, downright, forthright, frank, gruff, hearty, honest, laconic, no-nonsense, open, outspoken, rough, rude, short, sincere, snippy, straightforward, tactless, tart, terse, unceremonious, bearish, blustering, breviloquent, plain-spoken, short-spoken, snippety |
| Main Entry: | boorish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | crude, awkward |
| Synonyms: | barbaric, cantankerous, churlish, clumsy, coarse, countrified, gross*, gruff, ill-mannered, impolite, loud, loutish, oafish, ornery, provincial, rough, rude, rustic, tasteless, ugly, uncivilized, uncouth, uncultured, uneducated, ungracious, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar, bad-mannered, bearish, cloddish, clodhopping, clownish, ill-bred, inurbane, lowbred, out-of-line, out-of-order, swinish, unpoised |
| Antonyms: | charming, cultured, exciting, polite, refined, sophisticated |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | brash |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impulsive, brazen |
| Synonyms: | audacious, bold, 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-assertive, tactless, thoughtless, uppity, vivacious, brazenfaced, self-asserting, undiplomatic, untactful |
| Antonyms: | afraid, careful, cautious, discreet, fearful, reserved |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | brassy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | vulgar, loud to the senses |
| Synonyms: | arrant, barefaced, blatant, bold, brash, brazen, flashy, flirtatious, forward, garish, gaudy, grating, hard, harsh, impudent, insolent, jarring, jazzy, loudmouthed, noisy, obtrusive, pert, piercing, rude, saucy, shameless, showy, shrill, strident, blaring, overbold, unabashed, unblushing |
| Antonyms: | careful, cautious, circumspect, humble, prudent |
| Main Entry: | churlish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | crude, boorish |
| Synonyms: | base, blunt, brusque, cantankerous*, crude, crusty, curt, discourteous, dour, grouchy, gruff, grumpy, harsh, ill-tempered, impolite, loutish, mean, miserly, morose, oafish, ornery*, rude, rustic, snippy*, sullen, surly, touchy*, ugly, uncivil, uncivilized, uncultured, unmannerly, unpolished, unsociable, vulgar, cloddish, clodhopping, crabbed, cussed, lowbred, unneighborly |
| Antonyms: | gentle, nice, pleasant, polite |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | crass |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | coarse, insensitive |
| Synonyms: | asinine, boorish, bovine, churlish, dense, gross, indelicate, inelegant, loutish, lumpish, oafish, obtuse, raw, rough, rude, stupid, uncouth, unrefined, vulgar, witless, Philistine, blundering, doltish, lowbrow |
| Antonyms: | careful, delicate, kind, nice, refined, sensitive, tactful |
| Main Entry: | derisive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ridiculing |
| Synonyms: | cheeky*, cocky, contemptuous, crusty, disdainful, flip*, fresh, insulting, jeering, mocking, nervy, rude, sarcastic, sassy, scornful, smart*, gally, out-of-line, scoffing, smart-alecky, taunting |
| Antonyms: | complimentary, flattering, respectful, praising |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | flippant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | irreverent |
| Synonyms: | brassy, breezy, cheeky*, cocky, disrespectful, flighty, flip*, fresh, frivolous, glib, impertinent, impudent, insolent, nervy*, offhand, pert, playful, rude, sassy*, smart*, superficial, lippy, smart-alecky |
| Antonyms: | courteous, respectful, reverent, serious |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | formless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disorganized, vague |
| Synonyms: | amorphous, baggy*, chaotic, crude, inchoate, incoherent, indefinite, indeterminate, indistinct, nebulous, obscure, raw, rough, rude, shapeless, unclear, undefined, unformed, unorganized, blobby, orderless |
| Antonyms: | coherent, distinct, organized, specific, formed, shaped |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gawky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | clumsy |
| Synonyms: | awkward, gauche, loutish*, lumbering, lumpish*, lumpy, maladroit, oafish, rude, rustic, uncouth, ungainly, bumbling, clownish, splay |
| Antonyms: | athletic, graceful, lithe |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | graceless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | clumsy, unsophisticated |
| Synonyms: | awkward, barbarian, barbaric, barbarous, boorish, coarse, corrupt, crude*, forced, gauche, gawky*, ill-mannered, improper, indecorous, inelegant, inept, loutish, oafish, outlandish, rough, rude, shameless, tasteless, uncouth, uncultured, unfortunate, ungainly, unhappy, clunky, infelicitous, klutzy, two left feet, unmannered |
| Antonyms: | beautiful, charming, dexterous, elegant, graceful, sophisticated |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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