Synonyms of loutish

loutish

adjective

ˈlau̇-tish 

as in boorish

having or showing crudely insensitive or impolite manners

a man throwing temper tantrums and engaging in other loutish behavior

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boorish
• uncouth
• clownish
• stupid
• churlish
• classless
• cloddish
• vulgar
• rude
• unsophisticated
• awkward
• unpolished
• doltish
• oafish
• coarse
• bestial
• unrefined
• ill-bred
• discourteous
• tasteless
• uncultivated
• unmannerly
• beastly
• ungracious
• uncivil
• impolite
• mannerless
• ungainly
• misleared

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sophisticated
• polished
• refined
• cultivated
• genteel
• gentlemanly
• well-bred
• classy
• civil
• courtly
• ladylike
• polite
• courteous
• couth

Synonym Chooser

How does the adjective loutish differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of loutish are boorish, churlish, and clownish. While all these words mean "uncouth in manners or appearance," loutish implies bodily awkwardness together with stupidity.

a loutish oaf

When would boorish be a good substitute for loutish?

Although the words boorish and loutish have much in common, boorish implies rudeness of manner due to insensitiveness to others' feelings and unwillingness to be agreeable.

a drunk's boorish behavior

In what contexts can churlish take the place of loutish?

The words churlish and loutish can be used in similar contexts, but churlish suggests surliness, unresponsiveness, and ungraciousness.

churlish remarks

When could clownish be used to replace loutish?

The words clownish and loutish are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, clownish suggests ill-bred awkwardness, ignorance or stupidity, ungainliness, and often a propensity for absurd antics.

an adolescent's clownish conduct

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of loutish

And Gandolfini, who died of a heart attack in 2013 at age 51, was the show’s tempestuous soul, playing a loutish killer with a quick temper and sad eyes. —Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025

Every great festival lineup needs an eccentric art-pop groundbreaker and some loutish guys who write anthems. —Al Shipley, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024

Homer wasn’t fooling around: those who aid the beggar are rewarded, those who mistreat him—the loutish suitors who have long besieged Penelope—are killed. —Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 Nov. 2024

Widowed waitress Yvette Yates Redick and misfit nine-year-old son Benjamin Steinhauser remain in mourning for the man of the house — a vacancy poorly filled by her loutish current boyfriend (Rob Mayes). —Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024