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Synonyms & Antonyms of uncouth
1
having or showing crudely insensitive or impolite manners
- will not tolerate any uncouth behavior, such as eating with one's mouth open
Synonyms for uncouth
Words Related to uncouth
- discourteous,
- impolite,
- mannerless,
- misleared
- [chiefly Scottish],
- rude,
- uncivil,
- ungracious,
- unmannerly
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2
lacking in refinement or good taste
- the movie's uncouth humor seemed to be purposely offensive
Synonyms for uncouth
- coarse,
- common,
- crass,
- crude,
- gross,
- ill-bred,
- illiberal
- [archaic],
- incult,
- insensible,
- low,
- lowbred,
- lowbrow,
- raffish,
- rough,
- rough-hewn,
- roughneck,
- rude,
- rugged,
- tasteless,
- uncultivated,
- uncultured,
- unpolished,
- unrefined,
- vulgar
Words Related to uncouth
- countrified
- (also countryfied),
- provincial,
- rustic
- (also rustical),
- unsophisticated
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The first known use of uncouth was before the 12th century
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