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unceremonious
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | informal |
| Synonyms: | abrupt, bluff, blunt, brief, casual, curt, familiar, hasty, inelegant, short, unconstrained |
| Antonyms: | formal, polite |
| Main Entry: | bluff |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abrupt |
| Synonyms: | barefaced, bearish, blunt, blustering, breviloquent, brief, brusque, candid, crusty, curt, direct, downright, forthright, frank, gruff, hearty, honest, laconic, no-nonsense, open, outspoken, plain-spoken, rough, rude, short, short-spoken, sincere, snippety, snippy, straightforward, tactless, tart, terse, unceremonious |
| Main Entry: | blunt |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | straightforward |
| Synonyms: | abrupt, bluff, brief, brusque, candid, crusty, curt, discourteous, explicit, forthright, frank, gruff, impolite, matter-of-fact, outspoken, plain-spoken, rude, short, snappy, snippy, tactless, trenchant, unceremonious, uncivil, unpolished |
| Antonyms: | polite, subtle, tactful |
| Main Entry: | curt |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abrupt, rude |
| Synonyms: | blunt, breviloquent, brief, brusque, churlish, compendiary, compendious, concise, crusty, gruff, imperious, laconic, offhand, peremptory, pithy, sharp, short, short and sweet, snappish, snippety, snippy, succinct, summary, tart, terse, unceremonious, uncivil, ungracious |
| Antonyms: | ceremonious, civil, gracious, lengthy, polite |
| Main Entry: | familiar |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | common, well-known |
| Synonyms: | accustomed, commonplace, conventional, customary, domestic, everyday, frequent, garden variety, habitual, homespun, household, humble, informal, intimate, known, matter-of-fact, mundane, native, natural, old hat, ordinary, plain, prosaic, proverbial, recognizable, repeated, routine, simple, stock, unceremonious, unsophisticated, usual, wonted, workaday |
| Antonyms: | foreign, new, strange, uncommon, undistinguished, unfamiliar, unknown, unremarkable |
| Main Entry: | familiar |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | friendly, bold |
| Synonyms: | affable, amicable, buddy-buddy, chummy, close, comfortable, confidential, cordial, cozy, dear, easy, forward, free, free-and-easy, fresh, genial, gracious, impudent, informal, intimate, intrusive, near, neighborly, nervy, obtrusive, officious, open, palsy, palsy-walsy, presuming, presumptuous, relaxed, sassy*, smart, snug, sociable, thick, tight, unceremonious, unconstrained, unreserved, wise |
| Antonyms: | aloof, cold, cool, distant, reserved, unapproachable, unfamiliar, unfriendly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inconsiderate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | insensitive to others |
| Synonyms: | boorish, brash, careless, discourteous, hasty, impolite, incautious, indelicate, intolerant, reckless, rude, self-centered, selfish, sharp, short, tactless, thoughtless, unceremonious, uncharitable, ungracious, unkind, unthinking |
| Antonyms: | considerate, generous, kind, nice, sensitive, tactful, thoughtful |
| Main Entry: | informal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | casual, simple |
| Synonyms: | breezy, colloquial, congenial, cool*, democratic, down home, easy, easygoing, everyday, extempore, familiar, folksy, frank, free, free-and-easy, homey, improv, inconspicuous, intimate, laid back, loose, low-pressure, mellow, mixed, motley, natural, off-the-cuff, open, ordinary, relaxed, spontaneous, sporty, straightforward, throwaway, unceremonious, unconstrained, unconventional, unfussy, unofficial, unrestrained, urbane, without ceremony |
| Antonyms: | buttoned-up, ceremonious, dressed-up, formal, official, rigid, stiff |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | offhand |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abrupt, careless |
| Synonyms: | aloof, breezy, brusque, casual, cavalier, cool*, curt, easygoing, folksy, glib, informal, laid-back, mellow, perfunctory, unceremonious, unconcerned, uninterested |
| Antonyms: | calculated, careful, considered, deliberate, planned |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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