tactless

Examples

• All

• Both Rich and his mother had this tendency to ask tactless questions.

  Fiction book (1991)

• - Mr. Emerson is so tactless.

  A Room with a View (1986)

• This is the most tactless speech I have ever heard.

  The Great War

• Well, once we were in the room, he started coming on to me in this really tactless way.

  The Kate Logan Affair (2010)

• People often think I am tactless and rude.

  Mary and Max (2009)

• She'd thought that was tactless and told him so.

  Fiction book (2002)

• But I call your attention to the tactless manner in which the generals were informed of their error.

  Academic text (2004)

• We've been tactless, I'm afraid.

  Lili (1953)

• How tactless of me.

  Britannia Hospital (1982)

• Anyway, calling Stef out was tactless and needlessly cruel, and dangerously close to being actionable.

  Blog text (16)

Synonyms

I

insensitive

vstactless

124 4.6

Not showing care for other people's feelings or needs

is specifically about failing to handle sensitive situations with care

T

thoughtless

vstactless

37 4.0

Not caring about how your words or actions may hurt others

is about lacking finesse specifically when dealing with sensitive topics

I

inconsiderate

vstactless

36 4.1

Not caring about other people's feelings or needs

instead highlights causing offense through poor handling of delicate situations

O

offhand

vstactless

7 6.9

Showing little care or interest in a casual way

is focused on failing to show sensitivity in delicate interpersonal moments

T

tone-deaf

vstactless

• Offensive

6 7.7

Not aware of other people's feelings or reactions

is less about missing cues and more about blunt handling of sensitive matters

U

untactful

vstactless

7.2

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

is the same idea phrased as the common adjective for that fault

S

solecistic

vstactless

9.9

Showing bad manners that make others uncomfortable

focuses instead on causing offense in delicate personal situations

H

highly insensitive

vstactless

5.5

Being very uncaring about other people's feelings

is similar but milder in degree of insensitivity

T

tone-deaf to others' feelings

vstactless

• Offensive

8.4

Not able or willing to notice how other people feel

is broader, covering all insensitive actions in delicate contexts

Antonyms

T

tactful

11 4.0

Being careful and polite when speaking to avoid hurting people

How Tactful

diplomatic

114 4.4

tactful

11 4.0

tactless

5 4.9

rude

594 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology