uncouth

adjective

ən-ˈküth How to pronounce uncouth (audio)
Definition of uncouthnext
1
as in boorish
having or showing crudely insensitive or impolite manners will not tolerate any uncouth behavior, such as eating with one's mouth open

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2
as in vulgar
lacking in refinement or good taste the movie's uncouth humor seemed to be purposely offensive

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Recent Examples of uncouth Those songs both ended with squalls of noise, hinting at Bash’s interest in more uncouth arrangements. — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 24 Mar. 2026 Journalists spoke of ‘uncouth’ and ‘ungroomed’ savages who cleaned their teeth using roots instead of toothbrushes, refused running water and only ate raw vegetables. — Literary Hub, 24 Mar. 2026 Trump's uncouth behavior barely rates a headline anymore, so frequent are the examples. — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026 An evening revue of wild, uncouth performance art by local artists, emphasizing work that is often discouraged elsewhere. — Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for uncouth
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncouth
  1. boorish
  2. vulgar
  3. loutish
  4. crass
  5. churlish
  6. rude
  7. classless
  8. coarse
Adjective
  • The most surprising appearance of all, however, is that of longtime media executive Jeff Zucker, tearing into a boorish version of himself.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The poem tells us of 12 slave girls who sleep with Penelope’s boorish suitors.
    — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026
Definition of boorish
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  • Continue reading … SOUR NOTE — Hayley Williams unleashes vulgar insult at DHS after agency defends ICE officers.
    — , FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • This has made some machine translations comically inaccurate, sometimes turning innocuous words into vulgar references in English.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of vulgar
Adjective
  • Oasis’s loutish laddishness represented all the worst bits of modern Britain.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the palace has been besieged by loutish suitors, led by the scheming Antinous (Robert Pattinson), all of them vying for the queen’s hand in remarriage and mooching off the absent king’s food and wine.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
Definition of loutish
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  • But the fashionable-at-the-time nakedness of the YBAs’ desire for money, most completely embodied by Hirst, quickly became crass.
    — Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Murdoch is thick-skinned and accustomed to being underestimated by the condescending Brits, who see him as a crass interloper.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of crass
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  • But the tournament will also be remembered for a classless and churlish Argentina, which forever stained itself with a thuggish performance in the game and an ungracious one afterward.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
  • If Vance now recognizes his comments as churlish, lacking in charity, and utterly unlikely to persuade voters, much less witness to the sublime truths of the Christian religion, good for him.
    — Matthew Walther, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Definition of churlish
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  • No rude reality intrudes on Avedon’s dream city, where the women are beautiful and in love and even the bystanders are charmed.
    — Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Which was frankly rude, since it’s been living in my house for a decade.
    — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of rude
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  • But the tournament will also be remembered for a classless and churlish Argentina, which forever stained itself with a thuggish performance in the game and an ungracious one afterward.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
  • The harmful framing of women athletes as vulnerable and Black women athletes as overly aggressive and classless has been well-established across studies.
    — Lindsey Darvin, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of classless
Adjective
  • Oils suit dry, damaged, coarse or itchy-scalp hair and overnight treatment.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Authorization and enforcement are almost always too coarse for what production actually requires.
    — Alex Salazar, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
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“Uncouth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncouth. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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