uncivil

Examples

• All

• Earlier, I mentioned the faculty opponents of reform and their uncivil behavior.

  Academic text (1999)

• It would be uncivil for us to let you make such a long trip for nothing.

  Gandhi (1982)

• No need to be uncivil!

  Death on the Nile (1978)

• " You never speak to anyone in an uncivil tone, Stephen."

  Fiction book (1995)

• Cecil doesn't mean to be uncivil.

  A Room with a View (1986)

• It's considered uncivil to interrupt someone while they are speaking.

• There is no excuse for being uncivil during a discussion about important issues.

Synonyms

R

rude

vsuncivil

594 1.0

Not polite or showing little respect for others

covers that bluntness but also milder discourtesy

D

disrespectful

vsuncivil

121 3.0

Not polite to someone, for example interrupting them

is broader, covering both disrespect and milder discourtesy

I

impolite

vsuncivil

21 2.3

Not showing good manners or respect to other people

is the general term for not being polite or courteous

U

uncouth

vsuncivil

• Offensive

10 8.4

Not polite or well behaved in a rough way

includes that coarseness but also simple impoliteness

I

ill-mannered

vsuncivil

5 3.9

Rude and impolite in how someone talks or acts

is the wider idea of lacking politeness or courtesy

D

discourteous

vsuncivil

4 5.5

Not polite to other people and showing little respect

is a broader label for failing to be polite

U

ungracious

vsuncivil

4 6.7

Rude and not polite or kind

focuses more widely on impoliteness than just coldness

U

ungentlemanly

vsuncivil

1 7.0

Rude or unfair behavior that shows little respect for others

is broader and covers many rude behaviours beyond honour

U

unmannerly

vsuncivil

1 6.3

Not polite and often rude to others

is the general lack of politeness rather than specific breaches

U

ungallant

vsuncivil

1 9.1

Not polite or kind to other people

is the general lack of politeness not tied to chivalry

U

unmannered

vsuncivil

1 7.2

Not showing good manners toward others

is the umbrella term for such lacking social manners

U

unchivalrous

vsuncivil

1 8.6

Not polite or kind to someone in a social situation

is the larger idea of being impolite, not only failing chivalry

U

ungentlemanlike

vsuncivil

8.0

Not acting politely or respectfully toward others

is the general lack of polite behaviour beyond that social role

U

ungenteel

vsuncivil

• Archaic

9.9

Not polite and not showing good manners

is the general absence of politeness, not only refinement

U

uncomely

vsuncivil

• Archaic

9.6

Not proper in dress or behavior in polite company

is the wider word for being not polite or discourteous

S

solecistic

vsuncivil

9.9

Showing bad manners that make others uncomfortable

is broader, covering both tactlessness and plain discourtesy

U

untactful

vsuncivil

7.2

Not careful about other people's feelings when you speak or act, making others feel bad

is the wider lack of politeness beyond just being insensitive

U

undeferential

vsuncivil

9.9

Not showing respect to people in authority

is broader, covering general impoliteness not only lack of deference

U

uncordial

vsuncivil

• Archaic

8.9

Not friendly or warm in behavior

is about impoliteness broadly rather than just coldness

I

incivil

vsuncivil

• Archaic

9.9

Rude in words or behavior toward other people

serves as the common modern label for that same idea

Antonyms

C

civil

585 3.9

Polite but not friendly or warm

C

courteous

43 3.7

Polite and respectful when you speak or behave

How Rude

insolent

22 7.1

rude

594 1.0

uncivil

9 6.0

discourteous

4 5.5

impolite

21 2.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology