Synonyms for discourteous
- adjective
Most common
disrespectful impolite brusque uncivil ungallant uncomplaisant
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Impolite — impolite; lacking consideration for others
impolite, rude, uncivil, brusque, disrespectful, ill-mannered, ungracious, uncouth, boorish, abrupt, curt, harsh, rough, blunt, irreverent, unrefined, unpolished, ill-bred, short, unmannerly, ungentlemanly, uncourtly
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Impolite; lacking consideration for others.
Example sentences
- disrespectful I'm sure that Tom didn't mean to be disrespectful.
- impolite Tom told me that he thought Mary had been impolite.
- brusque I was a little brusque with you before.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| discourteous | steady | |
| disrespectful | rising | |
| impolite | rising | |
| brusque | rising | |
| uncivil | rising | |
| ungallant | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- rude1, curt1
- 5 letters
- short1, rough1, harsh1, blunt1
- 6 letters
- abrupt2
- 7 letters
- uncouth2, brusque1, boorish2, uncivil3
- 8 letters
- impolite3
- 9 letters
- unrefined3, ungallant, uncourtly
- 10 letters
- irreverent4, unpolished, ungracious, unmannerly
- 13 letters
- disrespectful4, ungentlemanly, uncomplaisant
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abrupt2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- discourtois
- Italiano
- scortese