UNGRACIOUSNESS Synonyms: 97 Similar and Opposite Words

ungraciousness

noun

Definition of ungraciousness

as in disrespect

rude behavior the former champion's unbecoming ungraciousness in defeat: he refused to shake the new champion's hand

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Noun

With no disrespect to McLaurin or Diggs, neither of them is in Smith-Njigba’s class.

— KC Joyner, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Nathan is offended and starts going on his usual rant about not tolerating disrespect toward his family.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of disrespect

Noun

But the opposition is steeped in that same monotone rudeness.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
The once-vaunted values of public life are now reduced to the lower standards of private life—venality, vulgarity, rudeness, incontinence, and ignorance.

— Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

Definition of rudeness

Noun

McVay and Snead have effectively built a culture of arrogance.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
These fascinating, illuminating episodes raise the question of whether great fiction requires the kind of single-mindedness and even arrogance that McCarthy cultivated.

— New York Times, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of arrogance

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