Synonyms for impertinent
- adjective
Most common
irreverent insolent impolite impudent irrelevant intrusive obdurate inapposite
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Impudent — insolent, ill-mannered or disrespectful; Disregardful
impudent, insolent, irreverent, impolite, rude, flippant, forward, sauce-y, petulant, impious, cheeky informal, disrespectful, audacious, cavalier, sassy, wise, bold, smart, offensive, fresh, chutzpadik, overbold
2. Irrelevant
3. Officious
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Insolent, ill-mannered or disrespectful; Disregardful.
Related words
- Word family
- impertinently impudent
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Impertinent and irrelevant matters can not claim consideration in a certain connection; inappropriate matters could not properly be considered.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- irreverent In the scene, Mary is a controversial and irreverent comic.
- insolent Her insolent remarks to her boss cost her her job.
- impolite Tom told me that he thought Mary had been impolite.
- impudent The impudent child extended her legs across my lap.
- irrelevant She pays too much attention to irrelevant things.
- intrusive Miroslav apologized for being intrusive at the beginning.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| impertinent | steady | |
| irreverent | rising | |
| insolent | steady | |
| impolite | rising | |
| impudent | steady | |
| irrelevant | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- wise1, bold1, rude1
- 5 letters
- smart1, fresh1, sassy2
- 6 letters
- cheeky2
- 7 letters
- forward2, impious3
- 8 letters
- meddling3, cavalier3, insolent3, petulant3, impolite3, flippant2, impudent, obdurate3, overbold
- 9 letters
- offensive3, intrusive3, audacious3, officious
- 10 letters
- irrelevant4, orthogonal4, immaterial5, irreverent4, extraneous4, meddlesome3, inapposite, chutzpadik
- 12 letters
- inapplicable5, nonpertinent
- 13 letters
- disrespectful4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sassy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- impertinent
- Italiano
- impertinente
- Español
- impertinente