inconsiderately

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconsiderately
Adverb
  • The three-time Cy Young Award winner was greeted rudely by a Shohei Ohtani lead-off double, but Scherzer managed to escape the inning unscathed.
    Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The furore surrounding Milan’s decision to play their February Serie A fixture against Como in Australia rudely interrupted what had been a silky smooth start to the season.
    Jack Bantock, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • In this volatile environment, comments that appear to minimize or frame the shooting insensitively—like Matt Gutman's—can quickly become career-ending.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Sahroni has faced accusations of responding insensitively to people calling for parliament to be dissolved amid anger over lawmakers’ allowances.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • As long as there are politicians who seek to lower flags or have Kirk’s body lay in state, there will be those who react strongly, if sometimes tactlessly, to these actions.
    Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Aimee Lou Wood, the British breakout star of The White Lotus season three, said Saturday Night Live has apologized after unkindly parodying her during Saturday night’s show.
    Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2025
  • She was always being driven mad by Kubrick, very unkindly.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2024
Adverb
  • Last week Halligan abruptly fired the author of the memo, career prosecutor Elizabeth Yusi, in part due to her resistance to bringing the case against James, sources said.
    Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Then, the activity abruptly stopped.
    Jim Beaugez, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The veil having been brusquely lifted from his eyes, Blair eventually left the service.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Gina remains loyal to Amy, who has at times treated her friend brusquely.
    Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Set Rules For Micro-Interventions Of course, even a strategy like this, with ample scientific support, can backfire if it’s implemented thoughtlessly.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Coffee prices have been increasing sharply since the start of this year.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The number of foreign residents has risen sharply in recent years, reaching a record 3 percent of the population in 2024, as Tokyo cautiously loosened visa rules for workers in key industries such as manufacturing, agriculture, and caregiving.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Inconsiderately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconsiderately. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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