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as in disrespect
rude behavior
such rudeness will not be tolerated in this office
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as in crassness
the quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste
the rudeness of frontier life gradually diminished with time
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Recent Examples of rudeness
The organization sifts through reports of rudeness, terse emails, and snippy interactions, and finds reduced productivity and absenteeism costing companies’ bottom line.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2025
With nearly 400 responses recounting long waits for a check to outright rudeness, customers detailed what pushes them from their usual tipping habits to a complete cutoff.
—Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
There’s some rudeness, aggressive conversations, and crudeness, but nothing too over the top.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 4 Aug. 2025
Matching rudeness with rudeness only escalates things.
—Kathy and Ross Petrass, CNBC, 20 June 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2025
With nearly 400 responses recounting long waits for a check to outright rudeness, customers detailed what pushes them from their usual tipping habits to a complete cutoff.
—Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
There’s some rudeness, aggressive conversations, and crudeness, but nothing too over the top.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 4 Aug. 2025
Matching rudeness with rudeness only escalates things.
—Kathy and Ross Petrass, CNBC, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rudeness
Noun
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The message and disrespect were unmistakable.—
Wanda James,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Globes’ decision to not air the presentation of the award for best original score came across as a sign of disrespect for film music.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
12 Jan. 2026
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Two Commanders players — defensive lineman Javon Kinlaw and safety Quan Martin — and one Eagles player — offensive lineman Tyler Steen — were disqualified after being flagged for unnecessary roughness during the brawl.—
Dan Gelston,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Jan. 2026
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Reflections of moonlight off the ocean can help scientists study sea-surface conditions, such as roughness and wave patterns, even at night.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
29 Dec. 2025
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There is plenty of coarseness in American arenas totally unrelated to MAGA or Trumpism, of course.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
11 Oct. 2025
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An alkaline compound, baking soda is a non-toxic cleaner with a coarseness that works wonders for scrubbing grime, removing difficult stains, and deodorizing stinky odors.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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He is charged with open and lewd grossness.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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In fact, plenty of other things in your home surpass the toilet in terms of grossness.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Sep. 2025
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With its insistent, obsessive patter, not to mention its unrelenting commitment to in-your-face vulgarity, Sherman’s comedy is hardly for everyone.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
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The artist’s way, of course, is sincere, even if in the case of Dracula, sincerity begets just under three hours of unsparing cultural commentary and full goose bozo vulgarity.—
Andy Crump,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
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There’s some rudeness, aggressive conversations, and crudeness, but nothing too over the top.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
4 Aug. 2025
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The biggest enemy of scientific progress isn’t groupthink at all, despite the commonness of this accusation.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Rudeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rudeness. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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