📖 Definitions of "Rude"
adjective
- 1
Bad-mannered.
"Karen broke up with Fred because he was often rude to her."
- 2
Somewhat obscene, pornographic, offensive.
- 3
Tough, robust.
- 4
Undeveloped, unskilled, basic.
🔄 Synonyms of "Rude"
16 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| crudenoun | In a natural, untreated state. |
| primitivenoun | Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first. |
| rawnoun | (cooking) (of food) Not cooked. |
| naturalnoun | Existing in nature. |
| unrefined | crude, raw or unprocessed |
| earlynoun | Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time. |
| ill-mannered | Having bad manners; impolite. |
| impolite | Not polite; discourteous; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners. |
| uncivil | Not civil; discourteous; impolite |
| lowbred | Alternative form of low-bred. [(dated) ill-mannered and vulgar; impolite.] |
| unmannered | Having poor manners or social skills; ill-mannered; rude. |
| yokelish | Like a rustic or bumpkin; simple and ignorant. |
| underbred | Of inferior breeding or upbringing; vulgar, lacking in manners or finesse. |
| bounderish | Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish. |
| ill-bred | ill-mannered and unrefined because of a lack of upbringing or education |
| unmannerly | (also figuratively) Not mannerly (“polite; having good manners”). |
↔️ Antonyms of "Rude"
Words with the opposite meaning.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Rude"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| unmannered | Having poor manners or social skills; ill-mannered; rude. |
| ill-mannered | Having bad manners; impolite. |
| impolite | Not polite; discourteous; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners. |
| unmannerly | (also figuratively) Not mannerly (“polite; having good manners”). |
| ill-bred | ill-mannered and unrefined because of a lack of upbringing or education |
| underbred | Of inferior breeding or upbringing; vulgar, lacking in manners or finesse. |
| uncivil | Not civil; discourteous; impolite |
| lowbred | Alternative form of low-bred. [(dated) ill-mannered and vulgar; impolite.] |
| unrefined | crude, raw or unprocessed |
| crudenoun | In a natural, untreated state. |
| bounderishnoun | Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish. |
| raw | (cooking) (of food) Not cooked. |
| unprocessed | Not processed. |
| yokelish | Like a rustic or bumpkin; simple and ignorant. |
| natural | Existing in nature. |
| primitive | Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first. |
| early | Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time. |
| indecent | Not in keeping with conventional moral values; improper, immodest, or unseemly. |
| discourteous | Impolite; lacking consideration for others. |
| ungentlemanly | Not gentlemanly; not adhering to the high moral standards expected of a gentleman; impolite, unchivalrous, or indecent. |
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🏷️ Nouns for "Rude"
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