UNMANNERLY Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

unmannerly

adjective

Definition of unmannerly

as in rude

showing a lack of manners or consideration for others in an unmannerly disregard for anyone else's comfort, she turned up the heat without saying a word

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Adjective

It’s considered rude to answer one’s phone on public transport or in a restaurant, for example.

— Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026
When healths were raised during the eighteenth century, it was considered rude or antisocial not to go along with them.

— Brooke Barbier, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

Definition of rude

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Coaches Dawn Staley of South Carolina and Geno Auriemma of UConn had a heated courtside exchange afterward as Auriemma, in character, complained about the officiating and proved an ungracious loser, but at least apologized a day later.

— Greg Cote April 5, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
This person was a guest in your home, and her behavior comes off as ungracious.

— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026

Definition of ungracious

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