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as in disrespectful
showing a lack of manners or consideration for others
it's rude to call someone "ugly"
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as in clumsy
hastily or roughly constructed
a rude shelter built from unfinished logs by some forgotten pioneer
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as in primitive
belonging to or characteristic of an early level of skill or development
rude stone tools
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as in crass
lacking in refinement or good taste
a comedian who uses a lot of rude language in his nightclub act
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as in barbarian
not civilized
missionaries who believed that it was their duty to convert the rude peoples of the world
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as in ignorant
lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books
rude hillbillies they might have been, but they produced music with real poignancy
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as in crude
being such as found in nature and not altered by processing or refining
rude pelts that were sent to Europe to be fashioned into elegant hats and coats
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Recent Examples of rude
That seems a pretty rude thing to write in the newspaper.
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Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
Brock isn’t being rude — far from it.
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Rachel Brodsky,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
There is a profound difference between rude political commentary and language that normalizes violence against other human beings.
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Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
In other words, leaving early isn't inherently rude.
—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
2 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for rude
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
Brock isn’t being rude — far from it.
—
Rachel Brodsky,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
There is a profound difference between rude political commentary and language that normalizes violence against other human beings.
—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
In other words, leaving early isn't inherently rude.
—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
2 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for rude
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rude
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Plus, that guy with no shirt was disrespectful.
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For some, public criticism of the nation can feel disloyal or disrespectful.
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The historic victory, the nation’s first ever in the World Cup, was overshadowed when the midfielder injured his leg in gruesome fashion following a clumsy challenge from Qatar’s Assim Madibo.
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Better systems beat willpower as clumsy Chiron enters your 6th House of Work and Health, reminding you that mistakes teach faster than shame.
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These few extra channels—combined with some sounds ripped from an expansion for the MSX, another 8-bit console—were enough to transcend the Game Boy’s original limitations while still evoking the handheld system’s primitive beauty.
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Likewise, primitive asteroidal bodies are somewhat like fossilized remnants of the building blocks of the solar system's planets, including Earth.
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Like a more crass, animated Seinfeld, Rocko deals with the mundanities and absurdities of daily life.
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With the games having kicked off, the sport has shown its ineffable power to supplant crass and capitalistic overreach.
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For the design of the barbarian figure, Sweet reached out to Mark Taylor, an artist and designer at Mattel.
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When the Western Roman Empire fell in the fifth century C.E., Europe was plunged into chaos as barbarian Germanic forces advanced south—or so the story goes.
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Their earliest performances could be fun and irreverent, too, but Boy George says they were also marred by ignorant, homophobic heckling.
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And using both words does not reveal that a person is ignorant but rather cosmopolitan.
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Some do this flippantly, but reader Robin suggested drivers who do this do not care and are flat-out discourteous.
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In 2014, he was found to have been discourteous and used force.
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After a couple of rough shooting nights against Minnesota and Las Vegas, the Valkyries found their groove.
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Salicylic acid works deep within pores to tackle buildup, while lactic acid smooths rough texture and refines skin’s surface, leaving skin looking clearer and feeling smoother in just a few swipes.
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“Rude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rude. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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