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Synonyms for ungentle

  • adjective

Most common

cruel unkind impolite ungentlemanly

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Harsh — showing a lack of gentleness, kindness or compassion

harsh, rough, rude, cruel, impolite, ungentlemanly, unkind, coarse

2. Untitled

untitled, ignoble

3. Base — not acting according to accepted ethics or standards of behaviour

base, wicked, villainous

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Showing a lack of gentleness, kindness or compassion.

  2. adj. 2

    Not acting according to accepted ethics or standards of behaviour.

Example sentences

  • cruel I think it is cruel to trap animals for fur coats.
  • unkind I would not want her to remember me with unkind words.
  • impolite Tom told me that he thought Mary had been impolite.
  • ungentlemanly Eating yoghurt with your fingers is, I'm afraid, deeply ungentlemanly.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
ungentlerising
cruelrising
unkindrising
impoliterising
ungentlemanlyrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
base1, rude1
5 letters
rough1, harsh1, cruel2
6 letters
wicked2, coarse1, unkind2
7 letters
ignoble3
8 letters
untitled, impolite3
10 letters
villainous3
13 letters
ungentlemanly

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cruel2 = 2 syllables).