| Main Entry: | uncivil |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rude |
Synonyms: |
abrupt, bad-mannered, barbaric, blunt, boorish, coarse, curt, discourteous, gross, gruff, ill-mannered, impolite, inconsiderate, insulting, mannerless, uncivilized, uncouth, uncultured, unfriendly, ungentlemanly, unmannerly, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar |
| Main Entry: | abrupt |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rude or brief in manner |
Synonyms: |
blunt, brusque, crude, crusty, curt, direct, discourteous, gruff, impetuous, impolite, matter-of-fact, rough, short, snappy, snippy, uncivil, ungracious |
Antonyms: |
calm, kind, nice |
| Main Entry: | barbarian |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | crude, savage |
Synonyms: |
barbaric, barbarous, boorish, brutal, coarse, cruel, inhuman, lowbrow, merciless, philistine, primitive, rough, rude, uncivil, uncivilized, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unsophisticated, untamed, vicious, vulgar, wild |
Antonyms: |
civilized, cultured, educated, humane, kind, nice, polite, refined, sophisticated |
| Main Entry: | barbarous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | crude, savage |
Synonyms: |
atrocious, barbarian, barbaric, brutal, brutish, coarse, cruel, ferocious, heartless, ignorant, inhuman, inhumane, monstrous, primitive, rough, rude, ruthless, sadistic, truculent, uncivil, uncivilized, uncouth, uncultured, unsophisticated, vicious, vulgar, wicked, wild, wolfish |
| Notes: | barbaric pertains to crudeness and uncivility (based on Greek barbaros 'foreign'); barbarous pertains to cruelty, harshness, and immorality |
Antonyms: |
civilized, cultured, educated, kind, nice, polite, refined, sophisticated |
| Main Entry: | blunt |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | straightforward |
Synonyms: |
abrupt, bluff, brief, brusque, candid, crusty, curt, discourteous, explicit, forthright, frank, gruff, impolite, matter-of-fact, outspoken, plain-spoken, rude, short, snappy, snippy, tactless, trenchant, unceremonious, uncivil, unpolished |
Antonyms: |
polite, subtle, tactful |
| Main Entry: | brutal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cruel, remorseless |
Synonyms: |
barbarous, bloodthirsty, callous, ferocious, gruff, hard, harsh, heartless, impolite, inhuman, insensitive, merciless, pitiless, remorseless, rough, rude, ruthless, savage, severe, uncivil, uncivilized, unfeeling, unmannerly, unmerciful, vicious |
Antonyms: |
generous, humane, kind, nice |
| Main Entry: | churlish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | crude, boorish |
Synonyms: |
base, blunt, brusque, cantankerous*, cloddish, clodhopping, crabbed, crude, crusty, curt, cussed, discourteous, dour, grouchy, gruff, grumpy, harsh, ill-tempered, impolite, loutish, lowbred, mean, miserly, morose, oafish, ornery*, rude, rustic, snippy, sullen, surly, touchy*, ugly, uncivil, uncivilized, uncultured, unmannerly, unneighborly, unpolished, unsociable, vulgar |
Antonyms: |
gentle, nice, pleasant, polite |
| Main Entry: | coarse |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not fine, rude |
Synonyms: |
base, bawdy, blue*, boorish, brutish, cheap, common, crass, crude, dirty, earthy, filthy, foul, foul-mouthed, gross, gruff, immodest, impolite, improper, impure, incult, indelicate, inelegant, loutish, low, lowbred, lowdown and dirty, mean, nasty, obscene, off-color, offensive, raffish, raunchy, raw, ribald, rough, roughneck, rude, scatological, smutty, tacky, uncivil, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unrefined, vulgar, vulgarian |
Antonyms: |
gentle, nice, polite, refined, sophisticated |
| Main Entry: | curt |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abrupt, rude |
Synonyms: |
blunt, breviloquent, brief, brusque, churlish, compendiary, compendious, concise, crusty, gruff, imperious, laconic, offhand, peremptory, pithy, sharp, short, short and sweet, snappish, snippety, snippy, succinct, summary, tart, terse, unceremonious, uncivil, ungracious |
Antonyms: |
ceremonious, civil, gracious, lengthy, polite |
| Main Entry: | discourteous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rude, impolite |
Synonyms: |
abrupt, bad-mannered, boorish, brusque, cavalier, cheeky*, churlish, contumelious, crude, crusty, curt, disrespectful, flip, fresh, ill-bred, ill-mannered, impertinent, inaffable, indelicate, insolent, inurbane, oafish, offhand, rustic, sassy, smart-alecky, uncivil, uncouth, ungenteel, ungracious, unmannerly, unrefined |
Antonyms: |
civil, courteous, gracious, mannered, polite, refined, respectful, well-bred |