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undiplomatic
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undiplomatic
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tactless |
| Synonyms: | awkward, blundering, boorish, brash, bungling, clumsy, crude, discourteous, gauche, gruff, harsh, hasty, impolite, impolitic, imprudent, inconsiderate, indelicate, indiscreet, inept, injudicious, insensitive, maladroit, misunderstanding, rash, rough*, rude, sharp, stupid*, thoughtless, uncivil, unconsiderate, unfeeling, unkind, unperceptive, unpolished, unpolitic, unsubtle, unsympathetic, untactful, vulgar |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | impolitic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unwise, careless |
| Synonyms: | brash, ill-advised, ill-judged, imprudent, inadvisable, inconsiderate, indiscreet, inexpedient, injudicious, maladroit, misguided, rash, stupid, tactless, undiplomatic, untimely |
| Antonyms: | careful, cautious, discreet, politic, wise |
| Main Entry: | maladroit |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tactless |
| Synonyms: | brash, gauche, impolitic, inconsiderate, inelegant, insensitive, thoughtless, undiplomatic, untactful, untoward |
| Notes: | maladroit means clumsy or awkward or unskillful or inept; malapropos means unseasonable or unsuitable or inappropriate |
| Antonyms: | diplomatic, nice, sensitive, tactful |
| Main Entry: | tactless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unthinking, careless |
| Synonyms: | awkward, blundering, boorish, brash, bungling, clumsy, crude, discourteous, gauche, gruff, harsh, hasty, impolite, impolitic, imprudent, inconsiderate, indelicate, indiscreet, inept, injudicious, insensitive, maladroit, misunderstanding, rash, rough, rude, sharp, stupid, thoughtless, uncivil, unconsiderate, undiplomatic, unfeeling, unkind, unperceptive, unpolished, unsubtle, unsympathetic, untactful, vulgar |
| Antonyms: | careful, discreet, tactful, thoughtful |
| Main Entry: | thoughtless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inconsiderate |
| Synonyms: | antisocial, apathetic, asocial, blind, boorish, brash, deaf, discourteous, egocentric, hasty, heedless, hot-headed, impolite, inattentive, incautious, indelicate, indifferent, indiscreet, insensitive, listless, madcap, neglectful, negligent, primitive, rash, reckless, rude, self-centered, selfish, sharp, short, tactless, uncaring, unceremonious, unconcerned, undiplomatic, ungracious, unheeding, unkind, unmindful, unrefined |
| Antonyms: | considerate, kind, thinking, thoughtful, unselfish |
| Main Entry: | unguarded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | thoughtless; unwary |
| Synonyms: | accessible, artless, candid, careless, casual, direct, foolhardy, frank, headlong, heedless, honest, ill-considered, impolitic, imprudent, impulsive, incautious, indiscreet, ingenuous, naive, offhand, rash, spontaneous, straightforward, unalert, uncircumspect, unconscious, undiplomatic, unpremeditated, unreflective, unthinking, unvigilant, unwatchful, unwise, vulnerable, weak |
| Antonyms: | careful, cautious, thoughtful |
| Main Entry: | unthinking |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | careless |
| Synonyms: | blundering, brutish, feckless, foolish, heedless, impulsive, inadvertent, inconsiderate, indelicate, insensitive, instinctive, mechanical, napping, negligent, oblivious, outrageous, rash, rude, selfish, senseless, tactless, thoughtless, uncaring, unconscious, undiplomatic, unheeding, unintended, unmeant, unmindful, unpremeditated, unreasoning, untactful, unwise, vacant, witless |
| Antonyms: | careful, cautious, thoughtful |
| Main Entry: | unpolitic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tactless |
| Synonyms: | awkward, blundering, boorish, brash, bungling, clumsy, crude, discourteous, gauche, gruff, harsh, hasty, impolite, impolitic, imprudent, inconsiderate, indelicate, indiscreet, inept, injudicious, insensitive, maladroit, misunderstanding, rash, rough*, rude, sharp, stupid*, thoughtless, uncivil, unconsiderate, undiplomatic, unfeeling, unkind, unperceptive, unpolished, unsubtle, unsympathetic, untactful, vulgar |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | untactful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tactless |
| Synonyms: | awkward, blundering, boorish, brash, bungling, clumsy, crude, discourteous, gauche, gruff, harsh, hasty, impolite, impolitic, imprudent, inconsiderate, indelicate, indiscreet, inept, injudicious, insensitive, maladroit, misunderstanding, rash, rough*, rude, sharp, stupid*, thoughtless, uncivil, unconsiderate, undiplomatic, unfeeling, unkind, unperceptive, unpolished, unpolitic, unsubtle, unsympathetic, vulgar |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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