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1. rude

   Whatever is not civilized is barbarian; barbaric indicates rude magnificence, uncultured richness; as, barbaric splendor, a barbaric melody. Barbarous refers to the worst side of barbarian life, and to revolting acts, especially of cruelty, such as a civilized man would not be expected to do; as, a barbarous deed. We may, however, say barbarous nations, barbarous tribes, without implying anything more than want of civilization and culture. Savage is more distinctly bloodthirsty than barbarous. In this sense we speak of a savage beast and of barbarous usage.

   Synonyms:
   atrocious, barbarian, barbaric, barbarous, brutal, cruel, inhuman, merciless, savage, uncivilized, uncouth, untamed

   Antonyms:
   civilized, courtly, cultured, delicate, elegant, graceful, humane, nice, polite, refined, tender, urbane

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1. rude

   Synonyms:
   impertinent, rough, uneven, shapeless, unfashioned, artless, unpolished, uncouth, inelegant, rustic, coarse, vulgar, clownish, raw, unskilful, untaught, illiterate, ignorant, uncivil, saucy, impolite, impudent, insolent, surly, currish, churlish, brutal, uncivilized, barbarous, savage, violent, tumultuous, turbulent, impetuous, boisterous, harsh, inclement, severe, insulting, grotesque, barbaric, archaic

   Antonyms:
   modest, bashful, civil, courteous, ceremonious, deferential, smooth, even, artistic, polished, fashioned, courtly, elegant, high-wrought, polite, accommodating, considerate, refined, gentle, peaceful, culm, genial, balmy, halcyonic, serene, placid, modern, modish, fashionable

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1. ill-mannered, bad-mannered, rude, unmannered, unmannerlyadjective

   socially incorrect in behavior

   «resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion»

   Synonyms:
   uncivil, yokelish, unmannered, unmannerly, lowbred, natural, underbred, raw(a), ill-mannered, primitive, rude, ill-bred, rude(a), crude, bad-mannered, bounderish

   Antonyms:
   later(a), refined, polite, processed, late

2. ill-bred, bounderish, lowbred, rude, underbred, yokelishadjective

   (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace

   Synonyms:
   uncivil, yokelish, unmannered, unmannerly, lowbred, natural, raw(a), primitive, ill-mannered, ill-bred, rude, underbred, rude(a), crude, bad-mannered, bounderish

   Antonyms:
   processed, late, polite, refined, later(a)

3. uncivil, rudeadjective

   lacking civility or good manners

   «want nothing from you but to get away from your uncivil tongue»- Willa Cather

   Synonyms:
   uncivil, yokelish, unmannered, unmannerly, lowbred, natural, underbred, raw(a), ill-mannered, primitive, rude, ill-bred, rude(a), crude, bad-mannered, bounderish

   Antonyms:
   polite, processed, late, later(a), refined

4. natural, raw(a), rude(a)adjective

   (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes

   «natural yogurt»; «natural produce»; «raw wool»; «raw sugar»; «bales of rude cotton»

   Antonyms:
   refined, polite, processed, late, later(a)

5. crude, primitive, rudeadjective

   belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness

   «the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man»; «primitive movies of the 1890s»; «primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains»

   Synonyms:
   bad-mannered, ill-bred, rough, yokelish, primitive, unrefined, rude, crude(a), underbred, rude(a), vulgar, bounderish, archaic, gross, raw, lowbred, naive, stark(a), earthy, crude, unprocessed, blunt, ill-mannered, unmannered, raw(a), unmannerly, natural, uncivil

   Antonyms:
   refined, later(a), processed, polite, late

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1. rudeadjective

   Synonyms:
   rough, rugged, uneven, shapeless, unfashioned, unformed, unwrought, crude, ill-formed

2. rudeadjective

   Synonyms:
   artless, unpolished, raw, coarse, inelegant, uncouth, clownish, loutish, boorish, ungraceful, uncivilized, untrained, untaught, undisciplined, ignorant, barbarous, illiterate, brutal, savage

3. rudeadjective

   Synonyms:
   uncivil, uncourteous, impolite, impudent, impertinent, saucy, vulgar, insolent, ill-bred, surly, currish, gruff, churlish, bearish, BRUSQUE

4. rudeadjective

   Synonyms:
   violent, fierce, impetuous, inclement, boisterous, tumultuous, harsh, severe, turbulent

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1. rudeadjective

   Synonyms:
   crude, unpolished, raw, rough, indelicate, unrefined, coarse, undisciplined, uncivilized, inelegant, inartistic, artless, uncivil, discourteous, inurbane, impolite, romping, hoidenish, boisterous, turbulent, violent, inclement, tumultuous, unwrought, unfashioned

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1. List of paraphrases for «rude»:

   impolite, coarse, roed, discourteous, garish, foul-mouthed, brazen, crass, rudd, insolent, vulgar, ruda, ruud, disrespectful, polite, rough, bad-tempered, crude, nude, harsh

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1. Jared Taylor:

   I consider it rude, I don’t condone it, but it’s obviously not a hate crime.

2. Tennessee Titans:

   Real quick, I want to say I am sorry for the way I handled the press conference, I know not everybody that was there is here. But I was rude and inappropriate, and I just want to say I apologize for it.

3. Bible, 1 Corinthians 13:4-7:

   Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

4. Norman Matara:

   It’s a rude awakening to the government and to the politicians, if you have decades of continuously destroying your public health system, and then now you have a pandemic, you cannot then overturn that decay … in one year or in six months.

5. Jeanette Williamson:

   I was trying to be nice to her in the beginning, she was so rude, would n’t make eye contact then I just started to get irate. She started to say mean things to me. And it fired me up even more.

• غير مهذبArabic
• obscè, robust, rude, bastCatalan, Valencian
• sprostýCzech
• uforskammet, fræk, vulgær, sjofel, uhøflig, grovDanish
• unhöflich, grob, unverschämt, frechGerman
• αγενήςGreek
• grosero, rudoSpanish
• rõve, jämeEstonian
• karkeatekoinen, karkea, moukkamainen, töykeä, karkeatapainen, rivo, tylyFinnish
• malpoli, impoli, grossierFrench
• ढीठHindi
• durvaHungarian
• oscena, offensivo, maleducato, rudeItalian
• 失礼, 無礼Japanese
• 버릇없는Korean
• inhūmānus, inconditus, rudis, importunūs, insolensLatin
• grubusLithuanian
• grofDutch
• uforskammet, ubehøvlet, stygg, rå, grovNorwegian
• niegrzecznyPolish
• بدمخی, شډلPashto, Pushto
• rudePortuguese
• nepoliticosRomanian
• пошлый, грубый, неотёсанный, сырой, неприличный, невежливый, крепкийRussian
• drzak, nepristojanSerbo-Croatian
• nesrámenSlovene
• oförskämd, ohövligSwedish
• jeuriSwahili
• మోటుTelugu
• bastosTagalog
• ڈھيٹھ, بدقسمتیUrdu

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