indelicate

indelicate

adjective

Definition of INDELICATE

showing poor judgment especially in personal relationships or social situations <the company considered his indelicate handling of such a personal matter to be unprofessional>

Synonyms brash, graceless, ill-advised, imprudent, inadvisable, indelicate, injudicious, tactless, undiplomatic, unwise

Related Words dumb, idiotic (also idiotical), moronic, stupid; careless, heedless, inconsiderate, mindless, thoughtless; ill-mannered, improper, inappropriate, indecorous, unbecoming, uncivil, unseemly; foolish, harebrained, nonsensical, preposterous, senseless, silly

Near Antonyms intelligent, logical, rational, sensible, smart, sound; appropriate, becoming, civil, decorous, proper, seemly; sage, sane, sapient

Antonyms advisable, discreet, judicious, prudent, tactful, wise