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impertinent

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of impertinent

1 displaying or marked by rude boldness

the impertinent child had a smart answer for everything

Synonyms of impertinent

arch, audacious, bold, bold-faced, brash, brassbound, brassy, brazen, brazen-faced, cheeky, cocksure, cocky, fresh, impudent, insolent, nervy, sassy, saucy, wise

Words Related to impertinent

assertive, forward, obtrusive

defiant, disrespectful

shameless, unabashed, unblushing

bluff, blunt, curt

cute, facetious, flip, flippant, pert, smart, smart-aleck, smart-alecky

Near Antonyms of impertinent

demure, humble, modest

courteous, genteel, mannerly, polite, proper

deferential, respectful

abashed, ashamed, blushing, embarrassed, shamefaced

inconspicuous, unobtrusive

Antonyms of impertinent

meek, mousy (or mousey), retiring, shy, timid

2 showing a lack of manners or consideration for others

impertinent salesmen who telephone people during the dinner hour

Synonyms of impertinent

discourteous, disrespectful, ill-bred, ill-mannered, impolite, inconsiderate, rude, thoughtless, uncalled-for, uncivil, ungracious, unhandsome, unmannered, unmannerly

Words Related to impertinent

arch, audacious, bold, bold-faced, brash, brassy, brazen, cheeky, fresh, impudent, insolent, lippy, sassy, saucy, shameless

boorish, caddish, churlish, clownish, loutish, uncouth, vulgar

abrupt, blunt, brusque (also brusk), crusty, curt, gruff, sharp, snippety, snippy

antisocial, crabbed, cross, disagreeable, grumpy, sullen, surly

improper, incorrect, indecent, indecorous, unseemly

arrogant, bumptious, conceited, haughty, high-handed, imperious, peremptory, pompous, presumptuous, pretentious, supercilious, superior

Near Antonyms of impertinent

humble, meek, modest, unassertive

deferential, dutiful, respectful, submissive, yielding

acceptable, appropriate, becoming, befitting, correct, decent, decorous, fit, fitting, good, meet, proper, respectable, right, seemly, suitable

affable, cordial, friendly, genial, hospitable, sociable

felicitous, graceful

chivalrous, courtly, gallant

elegant, refined

Antonyms of impertinent

civil, considerate, courteous, genteel, gracious, mannerly, polite, thoughtful, well-bred

3 not having anything to do with the matter at hand

your résumé needlessly lists skills that are impertinent to the job for which you are applying

Synonyms of impertinent

extraneous, immaterial, inapplicable, inapposite, irrelative, irrelevant

Words Related to impertinent

incidental, peripheral, tangent, tangential

inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant

empty, inane, meaningless, pointless, senseless, useless

inappropriate, inapt, unsuitable

Phrases Synonymous with impertinent

beside the point, neither here nor there

Near Antonyms of impertinent

important, meaningful, significant

sensible, useful

appropriate, apt, fit, suitable

Antonyms of impertinent

applicable, apposite, apropos, germane, material, pertinent, pointed, relative, relevant

Synonym Discussion of impertinent

impertinent, officious, meddlesome, intrusive, obtrusive mean given to thrusting oneself into the affairs of others. impertinent implies exceeding the bounds of propriety in showing interest or curiosity or in offering advice.

- resented their impertinent interference

officious implies the offering of services or attentions that are unwelcome or annoying.

- officious friends made the job harder

meddlesome stresses an annoying and usually prying interference in others' affairs.

- a meddlesome landlord

intrusive implies a tactless or otherwise objectionable thrusting into others' affairs.

- tried to be helpful without being intrusive

obtrusive stresses improper or offensive conspicuousness of interfering actions.

- expressed an obtrusive concern for his safety

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