discourteous

Examples

• All

• Discourteous behavior discourages discussion and debate, and is contrary to sharing the widest possible range of viewpoints.

  Blog text (6)

• This is discourteous.

  A Quiet Passion (2016)

• That was not only discourteous, it was extremely dangerous.

  Curdled (1996)

• - If you want to be discourteous to our guest, then so be it.

  Off-Piste (2016)

• Among my people, it is considered discourteous to refuse such an invitation.

  Fiction book (1990)

• People litter and practice discourteous driving habits.

  Blog text (9)

• It would have been extremely discourteous for me to bring the subject up.

  Suspicion (1941)

• It would be discourteous to keep my cousin waiting.

  A Room with a View (1986)

• Didn't mean to be discourteous.

  The Glimmer Man (1996)

• But it doesn't do to be discourteous.

  Fiction book (1994)

Synonyms

R

rude

vsdiscourteous

594 1.0

Not polite or showing little respect for others

is the neutral idea of lacking courtesy without bluntness

D

disrespectful

vsdiscourteous

121 3.0

Not polite to someone, for example interrupting them

is the general absence of courtesy without the explicit disrespect

I

impolite

vsdiscourteous

21 2.3

Not showing good manners or respect to other people

is the more formal or descriptive term for that same lack

B

boorish

vsdiscourteous

• Offensive

13 8.2

Being rude and not caring about other people's feelings or manners

is a simpler lack of courtesy without the coarse insensitivity

U

uncivil

vsdiscourteous

9 6.0

Not polite and rude to other people

is the everyday word for the same lack of courtesy

I

impudent

vsdiscourteous

9 7.9

Someone who shows no respect by acting or speaking boldly

is a broader lack of courtesy, not necessarily bold or shameless

I

impertinent

vsdiscourteous

8 7.2

Rude or too bold toward someone, sometimes playful

is the general lack of courtesy without bold forwardness or challenge

D

disdainful

vsdiscourteous

8 7.0

Showing that you think someone or something is not worth respect

is a milder lack of courtesy that does not express contempt

I

ill-mannered

vsdiscourteous

5 3.9

Rude and impolite in how someone talks or acts

is the general notion of lacking courtesy rather than personal faults

U

ungracious

vsdiscourteous

4 6.7

Rude and not polite or kind

is a plain lack of courtesy, not only absence of warmth

D

dickish

vsdiscourteous

• Offensive

4 9.9

Rude and unkind in a way that annoys other people

is the general absence of courtesy without the deliberate provocation

U

ungentlemanly

vsdiscourteous

1 7.0

Rude or unfair behavior that shows little respect for others

is the general lack of courtesy, not only failing gentlemanly conduct

U

unmannerly

vsdiscourteous

1 6.3

Not polite and often rude to others

is a broader lack of courtesy not always breaking social rules

U

ungallant

vsdiscourteous

1 9.1

Not polite or kind to other people

is the general lack of courtesy, not only missing chivalrous acts

U

unchivalrous

vsdiscourteous

1 8.6

Not polite or kind to someone in a social situation

is the broader term for lacking courtesy beyond gentlemanly norms

S

solecistic

vsdiscourteous

9.9

Showing bad manners that make others uncomfortable

is the general lack of courtesy rather than specific etiquette errors

I

incivil

vsdiscourteous

• Archaic

9.9

Rude in words or behavior toward other people

is the modern everyday word expressing that same lack of manners

U

undeferential

vsdiscourteous

9.9

Not showing respect to people in authority

is broader, naming a general lack of courtesy beyond deference

U

untactful

vsdiscourteous

7.2

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

is a direct lack of courtesy rather than merely poor sensitivity

C

contumelious

vsdiscourteous

• Offensive

9.9

Being arrogantly rude and openly disrespectful to other people

is a less hostile lack of courtesy without open scorn

Antonyms

P

polite

329 1.0

Showing good manners and respect to other people

C

courteous

43 3.7

Polite and respectful when you speak or behave

How Polite

considerate

68 2.5

polite

329 1.0

courteous

43 3.7

discourteous

4 5.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology