impolite
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Synonyms & Antonyms for impolite
Synonyms
discourteous, disrespectful, ill-bred, ill-mannered, impertinent, inconsiderate, rude, thoughtless, uncalled-for, uncivil, ungracious, unhandsome, unmannered, unmannerly
Antonyms
civil, considerate, courteous, genteel, gracious, mannerly, polite, thoughtful, well-bred
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As not answering his stack of correspondence appeared impolite, the London socialite decided to speed up the task by enlisting his friend, artist J.C. Horsley, to design a festive card with a fill-in-the-blank salutation in 1843. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "Your Old Christmas Cards Might Be Worth Serious Money," 16 Nov. 2018 The driver waves him away, more weary than impolite. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, "Loud, Crowded, Grease-Stained, and Gloriously Drunk: Where the World Eats After Hours," 8 Oct. 2018 Maybe it is considered bad manners to vote someone out in an impolite way. — Stephen Fishbach, PEOPLE.com, "Survivor: A Struggle to Balance Friendship and Strategy Leads to a Game-Losing Misplay," 16 May 2018 Outside the school, Emma encountered members of Gays Against Guns, a group founded in the aftermath of the Pulse shooting whose members promote change through emotional and sometimes impolite protests. — Lisa Miller, Daily Intelligencer, "On the Ground With the Parkland Teens as They Plot Their Revolution," 2 Mar. 2018 Now, popular fear and anger are forcing Islam, immigration and identity onto Europe’s agenda in impolite ways. — Dominic Green, WSJ, "The Discontent That Feeds ‘Britain First’," 6 Dec. 2017 On the show — which is factually inspired but dramatized for maximum Netflix pleasure — Prince Philip is portrayed as an impolite lout, a womanizer, a whiner, a sore sport and even a potential Nazi. — Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post, "Fact-checking ‘The Crown’: Is Prince Philip a total jerk?," 16 Dec. 2017 On the show - which is factually inspired but dramatized for maximum Netflix pleasure - Prince Philip is portrayed as an impolite lout, a womanizer, a whiner, a sore sport and even a potential Nazi. — Michael S. Rosenwald, chicagotribune.com, "Fact checking 'The Crown': Is Prince Philip a total jerk?," 16 Dec. 2017 That's because there's nothing wrong or impolite about just saying no. — Carolyn Hax, Philly.com, "Handling friends' pressure to split a meal," 6 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'impolite.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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impolite
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English Language Learners Definition of impolite
: not polite
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