misleared

adjective

Definition of mislearednext
chiefly Scottish
as in stupid

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misleared
  1. stupid
  2. discourteous
  3. ungracious
  4. doltish
  5. impolite
  6. uncivil
  7. rude
  8. unmannerly
Adjective
  • There are plenty of videos from Yellowstone National Park involving tourists doing breathtakingly stupid things around wild animals.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026
  • Even when Romanzy goes off on how stupid and ugly Caleb is — and gossips that his parents abandoned him because something must be wrong with him — Mary goes along with it.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026
Definition of stupid
Adjective
  • Some do this flippantly, but reader Robin suggested drivers who do this do not care and are flat-out discourteous.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 11 Jan. 2026
  • In 2014, he was found to have been discourteous and used force.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of discourteous
Adjective
  • Coaches Dawn Staley of South Carolina and Geno Auriemma of UConn had a heated courtside exchange afterward as Auriemma, in character, complained about the officiating and proved an ungracious loser, but at least apologized a day later.
    — Greg Cote April 5, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
  • This person was a guest in your home, and her behavior comes off as ungracious.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Definition of ungracious
Adjective
  • Redmayne brings a sweetly doltish everyman energy to this increasingly off-kilter affair, with much of the dialogue between him and his co-stars (including Stratton-Twine as the missing woman’s slacker brother) improvised in disarmingly shaggy fashion.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
Definition of doltish
Adjective
  • Refrain from talking loudly on public transport Most locals use their travel time to rest or sleep, so talking loudly is considered highly impolite to fellow passengers.
    — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • But honoring whiteness itself was deemed impolite, to say the least.
    — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
Definition of impolite
Adjective
  • Workers are asking for clear policies, safe reporting channels, and accountability for managers who model or tolerate uncivil conduct.
    — Carolynn Johnson, Fortune, 16 June 2026
  • Sumner’s uncivil words against Butler provided Brooks with the opportunity to make up for a lifetime of misadventures.
    — Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
Definition of uncivil
Adjective
  • In the nearly 90-second recording, Varela calls the customer service representative lazy, rude and racist and asks her for her name tag.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
  • Posey can deliver an absurd line with such conviction that arguing with her would seem rude.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of rude
Adjective
  • Criticizing gifts is unmannerly, and while one is not generally allowed to expect gifts, the rule can be bent in the case of romantic partners.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
Definition of unmannerly
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“Misleared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misleared. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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