Synonyms for ungracious

Most common

impolite · churlish · unkind · rude

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Adjective

Antonyms

gracious, hospitable

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Not gracious; unkind or cold-hearted.

Example sentences

• unkind I would not want her to remember me with unkind words.
• impolite Tom told me that he thought Mary had been impolite.
• churlish Annoyed at the churlish rebuff, I turned my back and walked home.
• discourteous That would have been discourteous.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

rude¹

5 letters

rough¹, blunt¹, bluff¹, surly², gruff¹

6 letters

abrupt², unkind²

7 letters

brusque¹, boorish², uncivil³

8 letters

impolite³, churlish²

9 letters

unrefined³, unamiable

10 letters

unfriendly³, unpolished, unmannerly

12 letters

disagreeable⁵, discourteous

13 letters

unceremonious⁶

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (surly² = 2 syllables).